Caption

Vase with cover, unknown ceramist, Japanese, Edo period Genroku–Kyoho, ca. 1690–1730, Arita porcelain, blue-and-white; decorated with phoenixes, hares/rabbits, peonies, chrysanthemums, and lotuses; one of the four elements of a fireplace set; height 59.0 cm, diameter 33.0 cm., A lidded porcelain vase standing against a plain background, decorated in blue and white. The vessel has a bulbous body tapering to a narrower base and a matching lid topped with a pointed finial. The surface shows dense painted ornamentation including floral motifs, leafy branches, stylized panels, and a bird in flight among the foliage. The blue decoration varies in tone from deep indigo to lighter blue washes, set against a white ground. The lid and neck carry coordinated patterned bands and small decorative panels, and the base has a repeating border motif. The background color is a neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_019

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Rights managed

Available size

73.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4283 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cover unknown ceramist Japanese Edo period Genroku–Kyoho ca 1690–1730 Arita porcelain blue- -white decorated phoenixes hares rabbits peonies chrysanthemums lotuses four elements fireplace set height 59.0 cm diameter 33.0 cm lidded porcelain vase standing plain background blue white vessel bulbous body tapering narrower base matching lid topped pointed finial surface dense painted ornamentation floral motifs leafy branches stylized panels bird flight foliage blue decoration varies tone deep indigo lighter blue washes set white ground neck carry coordinated patterned bands small decorative panels base repeating border motif background color neutral gray.