Caption

Vase, Japanese, Meiji period 1868–1912, c. 1880–1900. High, wide neck with a large flaring cup-like rim; rim with a variegated cut. Decorated with multicolored enamels in the background and in white reserves; fields covered with black lacquer decorated with gold, red, and gray-blue lacquer; part in flat relief. Subjects include birds and pines; geometric decorations. Colored porcelain, ceramics; decorative vessel vase, height 79.0 cm, diameter 38.5 cm, provenance unknown., A tall decorative vase with a flared rim stands against a dark gray background; the vase features a glossy finish with predominant colors of gold, red, blue, black, green, white, and turquoise. The body shows ornate painted panels framed by red and blue patterned borders, including a large central panel with gold floral motifs and a bird with red and gold plumage, and additional panels with stylized foliage in gold on a black background. The neck and shoulder continue the decorative motif with repeating scroll and geometric patterns in gold, blue, red, and turquoise, and small rounded medallion shapes appear around the panels. The rim has a dark metallic appearance with gold swirl details, and the base has a band of red and gold ornamentation sitting on a dark surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_423

License type

Rights managed

Available size

87.3Mb (2.8Mb) / 17.0in x 20.0in / 5087 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Japanese Meiji period 1868–1912 c 1880–1900 High wide neck large flaring cup- rim variegated cut Decorated multicolored enamels background white reserves fields covered black lacquer decorated gold red gray-blue lacquer part flat relief Subjects include birds pines geometric decorations Colored porcelain ceramics decorative vessel vase height 79.0 cm diameter 38.5 cm provenance unknown tall decorative vase flared stands dark gray background vase features glossy finish predominant colors blue black green white turquoise body ornate painted panels framed patterned borders large central panel gold floral motifs bird gold plumage additional panels stylized foliage black background neck shoulder continue decorative motif repeating scroll geometric patterns small rounded medallion shapes panels dark metallic appearance gold swirl details base band gold ornamentation sitting dark surface.