Caption

Storage vessel with lid by Zôshuntei Sanpo Zoshuntei Sampo, c. 1842–1878, Arita, Japan. Pear-shaped blue-and-white porcelain storage pot with flat cylindrical lid. Decorated in cobalt underglaze with a Chinese-style landscape: an old man resting under a pine on a rocky cliff overlooking water, a mountainous scene with waterfall, lofty peaks, and distant boat sails. 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 decorated with a rock motif. Decoration modeled on Southern School Chinese painting and the Japanese bunjinga/nanga movement, executed with free-form painting and precise, masterful lines in bright, pure cobalt tones. Underglaze signature: Zoshuntei Sampo zo. Height 21.8 cm; diameter 15.3 cm., A round ceramic object with a white base and a pattern in shades of blue showing broad, rounded brushstrokes that resemble a group of overlapping petal- or leaf-like shapes, with soft gradients from deep blue to pale blue and some subtle darker blue outlines and accents, set against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_219

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Rights managed

Available size

42.9Mb (512.4Kb) / 12.9in x 12.9in / 3871 x 3871 (300dpi)

Keywords

Storage vessel lid Zôshuntei Sanpo Zoshuntei Sampo c 1842–1878 Arita Japan Pear-shaped blue- -white porcelain storage pot flat cylindrical lid Decorated cobalt underglaze Chinese-style landscape old man resting under pine rocky cliff overlooking water mountainous scene waterfall lofty peaks distant boat sails Lower base features wide ornamental band three vertical two crossed lines neck lower edge diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs lid decorated rock motif Decoration modeled Southern School Chinese painting Japanese bunjinga nanga movement executed free-form painting precise masterful lines bright pure cobalt tones Underglaze signature Zoshuntei Sampo zo Height 21.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm round ceramic object white base pattern shades blue showing broad rounded brushstrokes resemble group overlapping petal- leaf- shapes soft gradients deep blue pale blue subtle darker blue outlines accents set neutral light gray background.