Caption

Vase, Kinkôzan Sôbei VII 1867–1927 and Kinkôzan workshop; gift; genre scenes; Japanese art; ceramics; vases; Japanese; wisterias, irises, bamboos; Meiji 1868–1912; vase in the shape of a sake bottle, on a stem; short, narrow neck; 19th/20th century Meiji period, 1868–1912; Japan, Kyoto; vessel; height 11.7 cm; diameter 6.5 cm., A cylindrical vase with a narrow neck and a flared mouth sits on a rounded pedestal base, both showing a mottled reddish-brown surface with lighter marbling. Around the middle of the vase is a painted scene framed by narrow decorative gold bands, depicting a group of people wearing patterned garments standing on a wooden veranda beside sliding screens, with hanging foliage and a water channel below showing green plants and flowering irises. The painted panel uses colors including gold, cream, pale blue, green, black, and soft reds, while the background of the image is a plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_050

License type

Rights managed

Available size

70.8Mb (1.7Mb) / 13.8in x 20.0in / 4126 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Kinkôzan Sôbei VII 1867–1927 Kinkôzan workshop gift genre scenes Japanese art ceramics vases Japanese wisterias irises bamboos Meiji 1868–1912 vase shape sake bottle stem short narrow neck 19th 20th century Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan Kyoto vessel height 11.7 cm diameter 6.5 cm cylindrical vase flared mouth sits rounded pedestal base showing mottled reddish-brown surface lighter marbling middle painted scene framed narrow decorative gold bands depicting group people wearing patterned garments standing wooden veranda beside sliding screens hanging foliage water channel showing green plants flowering irises painted panel uses colors cream pale blue green black soft reds background image plain light gray.