Caption

Vase with cover, Japanese, Edo period 18th century, imari porcelain vessel decorated with flowers, tree, bamboos, peonies, and karashishi; height 25.5 cm, diameter 16 cm., A lidded ceramic vase with a glossy finish sits against a plain gray background, the body of the vase showing a deep cobalt blue base color with decorative floral and foliate motifs in reddish-orange and white, along with accents of green and pale brown; the overall shape is bulbous with a flared rim and a short foot that rests on a reflective surface creating a subtle mirror image. The lid repeats the blue and reddish-orange floral patterns and is topped by an off-white sculpted finial with an irregular, organic form and a slightly rough texture. The decoration includes panel-like white cartouches filled with reddish-orange floral designs and surrounding blue areas populated by stylized blossoms and leaves, with thin dark outlines emphasizing shapes and contours.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_386

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Rights managed

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66.8Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.0in x 20.0in / 3890 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cover Japanese Edo period 18th century imari porcelain vessel decorated flowers tree bamboos peonies karashishi height 25.5 cm diameter 16 cm lidded ceramic vase glossy finish sits plain gray background body vase showing deep cobalt blue base color decorative floral foliate motifs reddish-orange white accents green pale brown shape bulbous flared rim short foot rests reflective surface creating subtle mirror image lid repeats reddish-orange floral patterns topped off-white sculpted finial irregular organic form slightly rough texture decoration includes panel- white cartouches filled reddish-orange floral designs surrounding areas populated stylized blossoms leaves thin dark outlines emphasizing shapes contours.