Caption

Vase, Yabu Meizan 1853–1934, c. 1900 Meiji 33, Japan, Osaka. Onion-shaped vase on a low ring foot with a long slender neck bulging at the spout. Decorated with a freely composed kachoga flowers-and-birds motif: a small delicately hatched black-and-gold ornament on the lower belly; a golden-leafed wisteria vine with white blooms entwining the neck, growing from a rock where a sparrow perches; a tall rose bush with white and red blooms beside the wisteria; two sparrows painted in gold and iron black flying among the plants. Warm, milky glaze with very fine crackle; thin gold stripe around the foot and gilded rim. Gold-painted maker’s mark at the bottom in a square cartouche with three kanji characters: Yabu Meizan. Ceramics; height 15.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm., A pale cream ceramic vase with a long narrow neck and a rounded bulbous base sits against a gray background; the surface features painted botanical motifs including a twisted brown branch, clusters of green leaves, delicate pale blossoms, a cascade of light purple flowers, and a spray of red flowers, along with gold-accented leaves and fine brown twigwork; near the base a small brown and cream bird perches on a textured mound depicted with brown and gray strokes, and the vase rests on a short cream pedestal banded with a thin gold line.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_014

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63.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 12.3in x 20.0in / 3683 x 6000 (300dpi)

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Vase Yabu Meizan 1853–1934 c 1900 Meiji 33 Japan Osaka Onion-shaped vase low ring foot long slender neck bulging spout Decorated freely composed kachoga flowers- -birds motif small delicately hatched black- -gold ornament lower belly golden-leafed wisteria vine white blooms entwining neck growing rock sparrow perches tall rose bush white red blooms beside two sparrows painted gold iron black flying plants Warm milky glaze fine crackle thin gold stripe gilded rim Gold-painted maker’s mark bottom square cartouche three kanji characters Yabu Meizan Ceramics height 15.0 cm diameter 8.0 cm pale cream ceramic vase long narrow neck rounded bulbous base sits gray background surface features painted botanical motifs twisted brown branch clusters green leaves delicate pale blossoms cascade light purple flowers spray red flowers gold-accented leaves fine brown twigwork near base small brown cream bird perches textured mound depicted brown gray strokes vase rests short cream pedestal banded thin gold line.