Caption

Vase, gift; cloisonné enamel; Japanese; Meiji period 1868–1912, 19th/20th century; Nagoya, Japan; subject: cranes iconography; With a thin, short neck widening towards the spout; vessel; height 18.3 cm, diameter 10 cm., A glossy black vase with a rounded body and a narrow neck, featuring a metallic rim at the top and a metallic base trim at the bottom; the body shows a decorative motif of a few white cranes in flight with pale gray and muted green tail feathers and small red accents on their heads, and there are subtle reflections and highlights on the vase surface showing deep black and dark gray tones against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_073

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.5Mb (1.5Mb) / 8.9in x 17.3in / 2661 x 5188 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase gift cloisonné enamel Japanese Meiji period 1868–1912 19th 20th century Nagoya Japan subject cranes iconography thin short neck widening towards spout vessel height 18.3 cm diameter 10 cm glossy black vase rounded body narrow neck featuring metallic rim top metallic base trim bottom body decorative motif white cranes flight pale gray muted green tail feathers small red accents heads subtle reflections highlights vase surface showing deep black dark gray tones neutral gray background.