Caption

Vase with cover, Japanese, cloisonné enamel, Meiji 1868–1912, Man'en ca. 1860–1870, Japan; vessel with cover decorated with dragons, plant ornament, geometric-plant ornament, shippo pattern, kikko pattern, asanoha pattern; height 57.0 cm., A lidded vase with a rounded body and a flared shoulder sits against a neutral pale background, decorated overall in deep green with intricate patterns in dark blue, pink, red, white, yellow, and black; a prominent sinuous dragon motif in dark blue with pink accents and red flames winds around the body, set among stylized floral and leaf patterns in white, pink, yellow, and red, with small dotted and lattice-like geometric bands in green, pink, and blue near the neck and base, and a domed lid topped by a small round finial carrying matching multicolored patterned bands.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_414

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cover Japanese cloisonné enamel Meiji 1868–1912 Man'en ca 1860–1870 Japan vessel cover decorated dragons plant ornament geometric-plant ornament shippo pattern kikko pattern asanoha pattern height 57.0 cm lidded vase rounded body flared shoulder sits neutral pale background decorated deep green intricate patterns dark blue pink red white yellow black prominent sinuous dragon motif pink accents red flames winds body set stylized floral leaf patterns small dotted lattice- geometric bands green blue near neck base domed lid topped small round finial carrying matching multicolored patterned bands.