Caption

Vase with cover, Japanese, cloisonné enamel, Meiji 1868–1912, Man'en 1860–1861, ca. 1860–1870 Man'en 1–Meiji 3, Japan; vessel with cover depicting dragons and plant ornament; geometric-plant, geometric, shippo, kikko, and asanoha patterns; height 57.0 cm., A lidded ceramic jar sits against a neutral light gray background, showing a rounded body with a wide neck and a domed lid topped by a small knob; the surface is densely decorated with intricate patterns and motifs in green, dark blue, red, pink, white, gold, and black, including floral clusters, geometric tiles, and small repeating dot textures, with a sinuous dark blue and red ribbon-like form wrapping around the midsection and lighter pink and white accents along its edge, and the base reflected faintly on the glossy surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_416

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.9Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cover Japanese cloisonné enamel Meiji 1868–1912 Man'en 1860–1861 ca 1860–1870 Man'en 1–Meiji 3 Japan vessel depicting dragons plant ornament geometric-plant geometric shippo kikko asanoha patterns height 57.0 cm lidded ceramic jar sits neutral light gray background showing rounded body wide neck domed lid topped small knob surface densely decorated intricate patterns motifs green dark blue red pink white gold black floral clusters geometric tiles small repeating dot textures sinuous dark blue red ribbon- form wrapping midsection lighter pink white accents edge base reflected faintly glossy beneath.