Vase, cloisonné enamel, Meiji period 1868–1912, Nagoya, Japan; 19th/20th century. Decorative vessel vase depicting birds—cranes; height 18.3 cm, diameter 10 cm., A glossy teardrop-shaped vase with a narrow neck and flared rim, predominantly black with a subtle speckled sheen, decorated with a few stylized white birds in flight and accents of red and gold; the rim and base have brown and gold edging with a scalloped red-and-cream patterned band, and there is a small area of muted red decoration on one side.
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Vase, cloisonné enamel, Meiji period 1868–1912, Nagoya, Japan; 19th/20th century. Decorative vessel vase depicting birds—cranes; height 18.3 cm, diameter 10 cm., A glossy teardrop-shaped vase with a narrow neck and flared rim, predominantly black with a subtle speckled sheen, decorated with a few stylized white birds in flight and accents of red and gold; the rim and base have brown and gold edging with a scalloped red-and-cream patterned band, and there is a small area of muted red decoration on one side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_078

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Keywords

Vase cloisonné enamel Meiji period 1868–1912 Nagoya Japan 19th 20th century Decorative vessel vase depicting birds cranes height 18.3 cm diameter 10 cm glossy teardrop-shaped vase narrow neck flared rim predominantly black subtle speckled sheen decorated stylized white birds flight accents red gold rim base brown gold edging scalloped red- -cream patterned band small area muted red decoration side.

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