Caption

Storage vessel with lid by Zôshuntei Sanpo signed Zoshuntei Sampo zo, c. 1842–1878, Arita, Japan. Blue-and-white porcelain, pear-shaped body with flat cylindrical lid; height 21.8 cm, diameter 15.3 cm. Decorated in cobalt in several tones with a Chinese-style landscape: an old man resting under a pine on a rocky cliff overlooking a wide body of water, with waterfall, lofty peaks, and boat sails on the horizon. Lower base features 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 painted with a rock motif. Decoration modeled on Chinese Southern School painting and the Japanese bunjinga nanga movement; free-form painting and precise, masterful lines indicate an excellent porcelain decorator. Materials and technique: blue-and-white porcelain, underglaze cobalt. Cultural context: Edo–Meiji period Edo 1603–1868; Meiji 1868–1912., An off-white ceramic jar with a rounded body and a narrow open neck topped by an unglazed beige rim, decorated with hand-painted blue landscape motifs including stylized hills, foliage, and water-like brushstrokes, a geometric blue band near the base, and a patterned blue border below the neck, shown against a neutral gray background with a subtle reflection beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_213

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Keywords

Storage vessel lid Zôshuntei Sanpo signed Zoshuntei Sampo zo c 1842–1878 Arita Japan Blue- -white porcelain pear-shaped body flat cylindrical lid height 21.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm Decorated cobalt several tones Chinese-style landscape old man resting under pine rocky cliff overlooking wide body water waterfall lofty peaks boat sails horizon Lower base features wide ornamental band three vertical two crossed lines neck lower edge diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs lid painted rock motif Decoration modeled Chinese Southern School painting Japanese bunjinga nanga movement free-form painting precise masterful lines indicate excellent porcelain decorator Materials technique blue- underglaze cobalt Cultural context Edo–Meiji period Edo 1603–1868 Meiji 1868–1912 off-white ceramic jar rounded body narrow open neck topped unglazed beige rim decorated hand-painted blue landscape motifs stylized hills foliage water- brushstrokes geometric blue band near base patterned blue border shown neutral gray background subtle reflection beneath .