Caption

Storage vessel with lid by Zôshuntei Sanpo Zoshuntei Sampo, c. 1842–1878, Arita, Japan. Blue-and-white porcelain, pear-shaped vessel with flat cylindrical lid; height 21.8 cm, diameter 15.3 cm. Decorated in cobalt underglaze in several bright tones with a Chinese-style landscape: an old man resting under a pine on a rocky cliff overlooking water, mountains, a waterfall, and distant boat sails. Lower register has a wide ornamental band of three vertical and two crossed lines; neck and lower edge of lid feature diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs; lid bears a rock motif. Decoration modeled on Chinese Southern School painting and Japanese bunjinga nanga influences; free-form painting and finely executed lines indicate a highly skilled decorator. Underglaze cobalt signature on base: Zoshuntei Sampo zo made by Zoshuntei Sampo. Genres/themes: pines, mountains, waterfalls, sages, kachôga; classification: storage pot; period: late Edo–Meiji Edo 1603–1868; Meiji 1868–1912., A ceramic jar with a lid, predominantly white with blue painted decoration, sits against a neutral gray background; the rounded body and lid feature blue brushwork depicting landscape elements and human figures, with foliage and flowing shapes, a patterned band near the shoulder and a geometric band near the base, and glossy highlights on the surface reflecting light.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_202

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Keywords

Storage vessel lid Zôshuntei Sanpo Zoshuntei Sampo c 1842–1878 Arita Japan Blue- -white porcelain pear-shaped vessel flat cylindrical lid height 21.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm Decorated cobalt underglaze several bright tones Chinese-style landscape old man resting under pine rocky cliff overlooking water mountains waterfall distant boat sails Lower register wide ornamental band three vertical two crossed lines neck lower edge lid feature diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs lid bears rock motif Decoration modeled Chinese Southern School painting Japanese bunjinga nanga influences free-form painting finely executed lines indicate highly skilled decorator Underglaze cobalt signature base Zoshuntei Sampo zo Zoshuntei Sampo Genres themes pines waterfalls sages kachôga classification storage pot period late Edo–Meiji Edo 1603–1868 Meiji 1868–1912 ceramic jar predominantly white blue painted decoration sits neutral gray background rounded body lid feature blue brushwork depicting landscape elements human figures foliage flowing shapes patterned band near shoulder geometric band near glossy highlights surface reflecting light.