Caption

Vase, Japanese art; Japanese culture. Subject: birds and pines. Materials/technique: colored porcelain with multicolored enamels; fields of black lacquer decorated with gold, red, and gray-blue lacquer; part in flat relief. Decoration includes geometric patterns; white reserves. Form/function: decorative vessel—high vase with a wide neck and large flaring cup-like rim; rim with a variegated cut. Style/period: Meiji 1868–1912, c. 1880–1900. Place of origin: Japan. Dimensions: height 79.0 cm; diameter 38.5 cm. Provenance: unknown., A tall, ornate vase is pictured against a dark gray background, showing a flared rim, a narrow neck, and a rounded body. The vase surface displays an intricate patchwork of decorative panels and motifs in a palette that includes red, blue, green, white, gold, brown, orange, and black. Several circular and rectangular panels contain floral scenes with stylized flowers and leaves in blue, orange, green, and white, and a few small birds rendered in muted brown and tan tones. Ornamental borders and scrolling patterns in gold and red frame the panels, with repeating geometric and wave-like designs in blue, turquoise, and white filling intermediary spaces. The rim area features dense gold swirling patterns on a dark brown background, and gold highlights appear throughout the design. The vase sits on a dark surface that contrasts with the colorful decoration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_422

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Rights managed

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87.3Mb (2.9Mb) / 17.0in x 20.0in / 5087 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Japanese art Japanese culture Subject birds pines Materials technique colored porcelain multicolored enamels fields black lacquer decorated gold red gray-blue lacquer part flat relief Decoration includes geometric patterns white reserves Form function decorative vessel high vase wide neck large flaring cup- rim variegated cut Style period Meiji 1868–1912 c 1880–1900 Place origin Japan Dimensions height 79.0 cm diameter 38.5 cm Provenance unknown tall ornate vase pictured dark gray background showing flared rim narrow neck rounded body vase surface displays intricate patchwork decorative panels motifs palette includes red blue green white brown orange black Several circular rectangular panels contain floral scenes stylized flowers leaves small birds rendered muted brown tan tones Ornamental borders scrolling patterns red frame panels repeating geometric wave- designs turquoise filling intermediary spaces rim area features dense gold swirling patterns dark brown background gold highlights design vase sits dark surface contrasts colorful decoration.