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 bulbous vase with a long narrow neck standing on a reflective surface, showing a smooth glossy finish and intricate painted patterns. The neck and upper body have a reddish-brown background with a fine swirling texture and scattered floral motifs in blue, white, green, and yellow. A band of repeating scallop or scale shapes in turquoise and black separates the neck from the rounded shoulder, which features ornate bird and botanical designs in green, gold, white, and blue on the reddish-brown ground. The lower body displays panels with bright sky-blue backgrounds containing floral sprays and a butterfly motif, bordered by geometric and floral bands in turquoise, red, white, and gold. The rim and base have darker bronze or brown tones, and overall the visible colors include reddish-brown, turquoise, blue, green, gold, white, black, and hints of yellow.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_426

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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 bulbous vase long narrow neck standing reflective surface showing smooth glossy finish intricate painted patterns neck upper body reddish-brown background fine swirling texture scattered floral motifs blue white green yellow band repeating scallop scale shapes turquoise black separates rounded shoulder features ornate bird botanical designs gold reddish-brown ground lower body displays panels bright sky-blue backgrounds containing floral sprays butterfly motif bordered geometric floral bands red rim base darker bronze brown tones visible colors include reddish-brown black hints yellow.