Caption

Umbrella vase, ceramics, herons iconography, plum trees, Japanese art, vases, Japanese culture, decorative vessel, Meiji 1868–1912, late 19th century, Japan; vessel height 62.5 cm, diameter 25.5 cm, A tall cylindrical ceramic vase standing upright against a plain gray background, decorated in blue and white. The surface shows a painted scene of birds with long legs and outstretched wings among branches and foliage, rendered in varying shades of blue on a white base. Ornamental bands with floral and scroll motifs in darker blue encircle the top and bottom edges. The overall colors visible are blue, white, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_419

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Umbrella vase ceramics herons iconography plum trees Japanese art vases Japanese culture decorative vessel Meiji 1868–1912 late 19th century Japan vessel height 62.5 cm diameter 25.5 cm tall cylindrical ceramic vase standing upright plain gray background decorated blue white surface painted scene birds long legs outstretched wings branches foliage rendered varying shades white base Ornamental bands floral scroll motifs darker blue encircle top bottom edges colors visible gray.