Caption

Vase with cover, unknown ceramist, Japanese, Edo period Genroku–Kyoho, ca. 1690–1730, Arita porcelain, blue-and-white decoration depicting phoenixes, hares/rabbits, peonies, chrysanthemums, and lotuses; one of the four elements of a fireplace set; vessel, height 59.0 cm, diameter 33.0 cm., A large blue-and-white porcelain jar with a rounded body and short neck sits beside a matching lid with a bulbous finial; both pieces feature dense floral and foliate designs in cobalt blue against a white ground, including stylized flowers, leaves, and decorative border panels, with the jar showing a band of geometric motif near its base and the lid echoing similar floral motifs and borders, all set against a neutral gray background with soft reflections beneath the objects.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_022

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73.5Mb (1.4Mb) / 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 decoration depicting phoenixes hares rabbits peonies chrysanthemums lotuses four elements fireplace set vessel height 59.0 cm diameter 33.0 cm large blue- -white porcelain jar rounded body short neck sits beside matching lid bulbous finial pieces feature dense floral foliate designs cobalt blue white ground stylized flowers leaves decorative border panels jar showing band geometric motif near base lid echoing floral motifs borders set neutral gray background soft reflections beneath objects.