Caption

Storage Vessel with Lid, Zôshuntei Sanpo 1841–1878. Storage pot, blue-and-white porcelain, Japanese; pear-shaped vessel with flat cylindrical lid. Decorated in a Chinese-style landscape: an old man resting alone under a pine on a rocky cliff overlooking a vast body of water, with a picturesque mountainous landscape, waterfall, lofty peaks, and distant boat sails. Lower base: wide ornamental band of three vertical and two crossed lines. Neck and lower edge of lid: ornamental bands of diagonal lines forming triangular forms. Lid decorated with a rock motif. Decoration modeled on Chinese Southern School painting, related to the Japanese bunjinga nanga movement; free-form painting with precise, masterful lines. Cobalt in a bright, pure shade in several tones. Underglaze cobalt signature on base: Zoshuntei Sampo zo made by Zoshuntei Sampo. c. 1842–1878. Arita, Japan. Height 21.8 cm; diameter 15.3 cm., A round ceramic plate shown from above with a white background and blue painted floral-like shapes across its surface; a central recessed area is surrounded by a patterned band and decorated with similar blue petal shapes, and the rim of the plate continues the blue floral motifs. The visible colors are white, several shades of blue, and a gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_214

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95.9Mb (1.5Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5790 x 5790 (300dpi)

Keywords

Storage Vessel Lid Zôshuntei Sanpo 1841–1878 Storage pot blue- -white porcelain Japanese pear-shaped vessel flat cylindrical lid Decorated Chinese-style landscape old man resting alone under pine rocky cliff overlooking vast body water picturesque mountainous landscape waterfall lofty peaks distant boat sails Lower base wide ornamental band three vertical two crossed lines Neck lower edge lid ornamental bands diagonal lines forming triangular forms Lid decorated rock motif Decoration modeled Chinese Southern School painting related Japanese bunjinga nanga movement free-form painting precise masterful lines Cobalt bright pure shade several tones Underglaze cobalt signature base Zoshuntei Sampo zo Zoshuntei Sampo c 1842–1878 Arita Japan Height 21.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm round ceramic plate shown white background blue painted floral- shapes across surface central recessed area surrounded patterned band decorated blue petal shapes rim plate continues blue floral motifs visible colors white several shades gray background.