Caption

Vase, Japanese, Meiji 1868–1912, ca. 1880 Meiji 13; cloisonné enamel vessel depicting plants, butterflies, phoenixes hoo/kinseki; height 30.5 cm, diameter 16.0 cm., A tall, slender-necked vase with a bulbous base stands against a plain neutral background; the vase has a predominantly reddish-brown surface decorated with a repeating small swirl pattern and scattered floral motifs in blue, white, yellow, green, and gold, a band of turquoise and brown checker detailing near the neck, a wide ornate band around the shoulder with complex floral and vine patterns in blue, turquoise, gold, white, and green, and panels around the lower body featuring stylized flowers and small bird motifs in blue, green, white, yellow, and gold, all resting on a dark base that casts a subtle reflection on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_422

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Vase Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 ca 1880 Meiji 13 cloisonné enamel vessel depicting plants butterflies phoenixes hoo kinseki height 30.5 cm diameter 16.0 cm tall slender-necked vase bulbous base stands plain neutral background vase predominantly reddish-brown surface decorated repeating small swirl pattern scattered floral motifs blue white yellow green gold band turquoise brown checker detailing near neck wide ornate band shoulder complex floral vine patterns panels lower body featuring stylized flowers small bird motifs resting dark base casts subtle reflection surface .