Caption

Vase, Meiji period 1868–1912, late 19th/early 20th century; Japanese cloisonné enamel; Nagoya, Japan; decorative vessel/vase height 18.3 cm, diameter 10 cm; decoration: birds—cranes iconography., A glossy black, teardrop-shaped vase with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a pale gray background, decorated with a few white cranes in flight whose feathers show subtle gray and gold accents and small red markings near their heads; the rim and base have brown and gold bands with a scalloped decorative border in muted red and cream, and the vase surface reflects light creating highlights and a few tiny speckles.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_075

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.4Mb (957.9Kb) / 14.4in x 20.0in / 4334 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Meiji period 1868–1912 late 19th early 20th century Japanese cloisonné enamel Nagoya Japan decorative vessel vase height 18.3 cm diameter 10 cm decoration birds cranes iconography glossy black teardrop-shaped vase narrow neck flared rim sits pale gray background decorated white cranes flight feathers subtle gray gold accents small red markings near heads rim base brown gold bands scalloped decorative border muted red cream vase surface reflects light creating highlights tiny speckles.