Caption

Vase with cover, Japanese, cloisonné enamel, dragons and plant ornament, Japanese dragon motif, geometric-plant ornament combining shippo, kikko, and asanoha patterns, Meiji period ca. 1860–1870; Man'en 1–Meiji 3, Edo 1603–1868 influences, Man'en 1860–1861, vessel, height 57.0 cm, A lidded rounded vessel with a bulbous body and a flat-rimmed lid sits against a plain light gray background; the vessel displays an intricate overall pattern in dark green, deep blue, pink, red, white, yellow, and gold, including floral motifs, small geometric patches, and a sinuous dragon-like form in dark blue with pink and white accents that curves around the lower body; the lid and neck area feature bands of small repeating patterns and dots in pink, blue, green, white, and gold, and the vessel’s surface shows dense, finely detailed decoration with clusters of tiny flowers and leaf-like marks in multiple colors.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_417

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (3.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cover Japanese cloisonné enamel dragons plant ornament Japanese dragon motif geometric-plant ornament combining shippo kikko asanoha patterns Meiji period ca 1860–1870 Man'en 1–Meiji 3 Edo 1603–1868 influences Man'en 1860–1861 vessel height 57.0 cm lidded rounded vessel bulbous body flat-rimmed lid sits plain light gray background vessel displays intricate pattern dark green deep blue pink red white yellow gold floral motifs small geometric patches sinuous dragon- form dark blue white accents curves lower body lid neck area feature bands small repeating patterns dots blue green vessel’s surface dense finely detailed decoration clusters tiny flowers leaf- marks multiple colors.