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 sits against a neutral gray background, showing a base color palette of brown and blue with accents of gold, green, white, red, and black; the neck is predominantly brown with a repeating small swirl pattern and scattered floral motifs in blue, white, green, and red, while the shoulder and body feature ornate floral and foliate designs in turquoise blue panels and reddish-brown areas embellished with gold outlines and green leaves, along with bands of geometric and scalloped patterns in turquoise, black, white, and gold; the vase has a glossy finish that produces highlights and a subtle reflection on the surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_424

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 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 sits neutral gray background showing base color palette brown blue accents gold green white red black neck predominantly brown repeating small swirl pattern scattered floral motifs shoulder body feature ornate floral foliate designs turquoise blue panels reddish-brown areas embellished gold outlines green leaves bands geometric scalloped patterns turquoise vase glossy finish produces highlights subtle reflection surface beneath .