Caption

Storage Vessel with Lid, Zôshuntei Sanpo 1841–1878. Storage pot, blue-and-white porcelain, Japanese, c. 1842–1878, Arita, Japan. Pear-shaped vessel with flat cylindrical lid. Decorated in a Chinese-style landscape: an old man resting under a pine on a rocky cliff overlooking a broad body of water, with mountainous scenery, 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 Japanese bunjinga nanga influence; free-form painting with precise, masterful lines; cobalt in bright, pure shades in several tones. Underglaze cobalt signature on bottom: Zoshuntei Sampo zo made by Zoshuntei Sampo. Height 21.8 cm; diameter 15.3 cm., A ceramic jar with a rounded body and a narrow rim, decorated in blue on a white ground; the top rim has an unglazed band in a tan color. The surface shows a painted scene in shades of blue with flowing brushwork, including organic shapes that resemble foliage and rounded forms, and a figure-like shape seated among the design. A decorative geometric band encircles the lower portion in blue. The jar sits on a reflective gray surface that mirrors its base, and the background is a smooth neutral gray. Colors visible include blue, white, tan, and gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_211

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Keywords

Storage Vessel Lid Zôshuntei Sanpo 1841–1878 Storage pot blue- -white porcelain Japanese c 1842–1878 Arita Japan Pear-shaped vessel flat cylindrical lid Decorated Chinese-style landscape old man resting under pine rocky cliff overlooking broad body water mountainous scenery waterfall lofty peaks distant boat sails lower base wide ornamental band three vertical two crossed lines neck lower edge lid diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs lid decorated rock motif Decoration modeled Chinese Southern School painting Japanese bunjinga nanga influence free-form painting precise masterful lines cobalt bright pure shades several tones Underglaze signature bottom Zoshuntei Sampo zo Zoshuntei Sampo Height 21.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm ceramic jar rounded body narrow rim decorated blue white ground top rim unglazed band tan color surface painted scene shades flowing brushwork organic shapes resemble foliage rounded forms figure- shape seated design decorative geometric band encircles lower portion jar sits reflective gray surface mirrors base background smooth neutral gray Colors visible include white tan gray.