Caption

Vase, Japanese art, Japanese culture, plants, butterflies, phoenixes iconography, Meiji 1868–1912, kinseki, hoo phoenix, cloisonné enamel, ca. 1880 Meiji 13, Japan, vessel, height 30.5 cm, diameter 16.0 cm, A tall, narrow-necked vase with a rounded body sits against a plain gray background, decorated with a repeating intricate pattern in brown serving as the base color, and adorned with floral motifs in blue, white, green, red, and yellow. The neck displays small scattered flowers in blue, white, and red on the brown ground, while the shoulder and body feature ornate bands with turquoise and white accents, stylized birds and floral sprays in blue, green, white, and gold, and a lower register showing additional floral and bird motifs framed by turquoise panels. The rim and base show darker brown and metallic tones, and the vase casts a soft reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_420

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Japanese art Japanese culture plants butterflies phoenixes iconography Meiji 1868–1912 kinseki hoo phoenix cloisonné enamel ca 1880 Meiji 13 Japan vessel height 30.5 cm diameter 16.0 cm tall narrow-necked vase rounded body sits plain gray background decorated repeating intricate pattern brown serving base color adorned floral motifs blue white green red yellow neck displays small scattered flowers brown ground shoulder body feature ornate bands turquoise white accents stylized birds floral sprays gold lower register showing additional floral bird motifs framed turquoise panels rim base darker brown metallic tones vase casts soft reflection surface beneath .