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 kachôga flowers-and-birds motif: a golden-leafed wisteria vine with white blooms entwines the neck, growing from the rock on which a sparrow perches; a tall rose bush with white and red blooms grows beside the wisteria. Two sparrows, painted in gold and iron black, fly around the plants. A small delicately hatched black-and-gold ornament is placed on the lower belly. Warm milky glaze with very fine crackle; thin gold stripe around the foot and gilded rim. Gold-painted brand on the base in a square cartouche with three kanji characters: Yabu Meizan. Ceramic vessel; height 15.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm., A pale cream ceramic vase with a long slender neck and rounded body sits against a gray background, decorated with delicate painted botanical motifs in muted gold, brown, green, and pale purple; a few small birds are ...
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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 kachôga flowers-and-birds motif: a golden-leafed wisteria vine with white blooms entwines the neck, growing from the rock on which a sparrow perches; a tall rose bush with white and red blooms grows beside the wisteria. Two sparrows, painted in gold and iron black, fly around the plants. A small delicately hatched black-and-gold ornament is placed on the lower belly. Warm milky glaze with very fine crackle; thin gold stripe around the foot and gilded rim. Gold-painted brand on the base in a square cartouche with three kanji characters: Yabu Meizan. Ceramic vessel; height 15.0 cm, diameter 8.0 cm., A pale cream ceramic vase with a long slender neck and rounded body sits against a gray background, decorated with delicate painted botanical motifs in muted gold, brown, green, and pale purple; a few small birds are depicted in brown and beige tones, and there are several fine branch and leaf patterns in gold and brown along the neck and shoulder.

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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 kachôga flowers- -birds motif golden-leafed wisteria vine white blooms entwines neck growing rock sparrow perches tall rose bush white red blooms grows beside wisteria Two sparrows painted gold iron black fly plants small delicately hatched black- -gold ornament placed lower belly Warm milky glaze fine crackle thin stripe gilded rim Gold-painted brand base square cartouche three kanji characters Yabu Meizan Ceramic vessel height 15.0 cm diameter 8.0 cm pale cream ceramic vase long slender neck rounded body sits gray background decorated delicate botanical motifs muted gold brown green pale purple small birds depicted beige tones several fine branch leaf patterns shoulder.

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