Caption

Vase, gift, 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 tall narrow-necked vase with a bulbous base sits against a plain neutral background; the vase shows a dominant reddish-brown ground covered with delicate swirling patterns and scattered floral motifs in white, blue, green, and yellow on the neck, a band of turquoise and black scale-like decoration at the shoulder, and richly decorated panels on the body featuring stylized birds, flowers, and foliage in blue, turquoise, green, yellow, white, and gold with accents of black, all outlined in dark lines, and a reflective surface creating a subtle reflection of the vase on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_427

License type

Rights managed

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

Keywords

Vase gift 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 tall narrow-necked vase bulbous base sits plain neutral background vase dominant reddish-brown ground covered delicate swirling patterns scattered floral motifs white blue green yellow neck band turquoise black scale- decoration shoulder richly decorated panels body featuring stylized birds flowers foliage gold accents black outlined dark lines reflective surface creating subtle reflection surface beneath .