Caption

Storage vessel with lid by Zôshuntei Sanpo c. 1842–1878. Pear-shaped blue-and-white porcelain vessel with flat cylindrical lid; height 21.8 cm, diameter 15.3 cm; Arita, Japan. Decorated in a Chinese-style landscape: an old man resting under a pine on a rocky cliff overlooking a wide body of water, with mountains, a waterfall, lofty peaks, and distant boat sails. Lower base has a wide ornamental band of three vertical and two crossed lines; neck and lower edge of lid have diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs; lid decorated with a rock motif. Decoration modeled on Chinese Southern School painting and the Japanese bunjinga nanga movement. Free-form painting with precise, masterful lines; cobalt in bright, pure tones. Underglaze cobalt signature on the base: Zoshuntei Sampo zo made by Zoshuntei Sampo. Edo–Meiji period late 19th century., A ceramic jar with a rounded body and a short neck resting on a reflective surface, decorated in blue on a white ground; the painted design shows a landscape scene with stylized trees, rocky formations, and an upright human figure alongside flowing water, with patterned bands encircling the neck and the lower body.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_208

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Keywords

Storage vessel lid Zôshuntei Sanpo c 1842–1878 Pear-shaped blue- -white porcelain vessel flat cylindrical lid height 21.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm Arita Japan Decorated Chinese-style landscape old man resting under pine rocky cliff overlooking wide body water mountains waterfall lofty peaks distant boat sails Lower base wide ornamental band three vertical two crossed lines neck lower edge diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs lid decorated rock motif Decoration modeled Chinese Southern School painting Japanese bunjinga nanga movement Free-form painting precise masterful lines cobalt bright pure tones Underglaze signature base Zoshuntei Sampo zo Zoshuntei Sampo Edo–Meiji period late 19th century ceramic jar rounded body short neck resting reflective surface decorated blue white ground painted design landscape scene stylized trees rocky formations upright human figure alongside flowing patterned bands encircling lower body.