Caption

Vase, Arita, Japan; colored porcelain vessel decorated with dragons, figurative scenes, geometric decorations, peonies, chrysanthemums, and other flowers; Meiji period ca. 1870–1880; height 94.0 cm, weight 14.5 kg., A tall, slender porcelain vase with a flared, scalloped rim sits against a dark gray background; the vase has a predominantly white base color covered with decorative panels and roundels in red, blue, gold, and black. The upper flared section features alternating patterned roundels and floral motifs in red, blue, and gold on a white ground, with a scalloped rim edged in gold. The long neck is white with vertically oriented rectangular panels depicting small scenes painted in red, blue, black, and gold, framed by patterned red borders. The bulbous lower body shows a larger rectangular scene with several figures wearing garments in red, blue, and gold, set against architectural elements and a pale landscape; surrounding this scene are circular medallions filled with floral and geometric patterns in red, blue, gold, and touches of black. The base continues the motif with a band of patterned roundels in red, blue, and gold on white. The overall palette visible includes white, red, blue, gold, black, and touches of beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_413

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.8Mb (2.1Mb) / 15.5in x 20.0in / 4651 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Arita Japan colored porcelain vessel decorated dragons figurative scenes geometric decorations peonies chrysanthemums flowers Meiji period ca 1870–1880 height 94.0 cm weight 14.5 kg tall slender porcelain vase flared scalloped rim sits dark gray background vase predominantly white base color covered decorative panels roundels red blue gold black upper section features alternating patterned roundels floral motifs white ground edged long neck white vertically oriented rectangular panels depicting small scenes painted framed patterned red borders bulbous lower body larger rectangular scene several figures wearing garments set architectural elements pale landscape surrounding scene circular medallions filled floral geometric patterns touches base continues motif band palette visible includes beige.