Caption

Vase, Japanese, Arita, ca. 1870–1880 Meiji period, 1868–1912. Colored porcelain decorative vessel, height 94.0 cm, weight 14.5 kg. Decoration: dragons, figurative scenes, geometric patterns, peonies, chrysanthemums, other flowers., A tall, slender ceramic vase with a flared, scalloped rim sits against a dark background; the vase has a predominantly white base color decorated with a pattern of many circular and oval medallions in shades of red, blue, gold, and brown, some filled with floral motifs and others with geometric or wave-like designs, and there are a few painted figurative scenes in blue, red, and black on the lower body; the rim edge shows pale blue and gold accents, and the overall palette includes white, red, blue, gold, brown, and black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_416

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.8Mb (1.6Mb) / 15.5in x 20.0in / 4651 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Japanese Arita ca 1870–1880 Meiji period 1868–1912 Colored porcelain decorative vessel height 94.0 cm weight 14.5 kg Decoration dragons figurative scenes geometric patterns peonies chrysanthemums flowers tall slender ceramic vase flared scalloped rim sits dark background vase predominantly white base color decorated pattern circular oval medallions shades red blue gold brown filled floral motifs geometric wave- designs painted figurative scenes black lower body rim edge pale blue gold accents palette includes white black.