Caption

Vase, Japanese art, Japanese culture, plants, butterflies, phoenixes iconography, Meiji 1868–1912, hoo phoenix, cloisonné enamel, ca. 1880 Meiji 13, Japan, vessel, height 30.5 cm, diameter 16.0 cm, A decorative vase with a long narrow neck and rounded body standing on a reflective surface, featuring a predominantly reddish-brown background with intricate floral and swirl patterns, a few flower motifs in white, blue, green, and gold along the neck, a band near the shoulder with alternating turquoise and gold scalloped shapes, and the bulbous lower section decorated with panels of bright blue and muted teal containing floral sprays and birds in colors including white, green, red, and gold, with additional accents of black and brown and a glossy finish.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_423

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 hoo phoenix cloisonné enamel ca 1880 Meiji 13 Japan vessel height 30.5 cm diameter 16.0 cm decorative vase long narrow neck rounded body standing reflective surface featuring predominantly reddish-brown background intricate floral swirl patterns flower motifs white blue green gold neck band near shoulder alternating turquoise scalloped shapes bulbous lower section decorated panels bright blue muted teal containing floral sprays birds colors red additional accents black brown glossy finish.