Caption

Vase, Tomiki, Shôbei fl. ca. 19th/20th century craftsman, chidori plovers, reeds, waves; cloisonné enamel; Meiji 1868-1912, Japan; vessel; Signature: Tomiki engraved on the bottom in a vase-shaped cartouche 3 katakana characters: Tomiki; height 12.2 cm, width 5.6 cm, depth 5.6 cm., A slender vase with a narrow neck and flared rim, predominantly light blue with a textured, speckled surface, depicts a nature scene featuring a group of small birds with brown, white, and grey feathers perched on and flying above a grey rock; there are green reeds and grass around the rock and hints of darker blue water or background, with a darker rim at the top and base and a subtle reflection of the vase visible beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_081

License type

Rights managed

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77.3Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4504 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Tomiki Shôbei fl ca 19th 20th century craftsman chidori plovers reeds waves cloisonné enamel Meiji 1868-1912 Japan vessel Signature Tomiki engraved bottom vase-shaped cartouche 3 katakana characters height 12.2 cm width 5.6 cm depth 5.6 cm slender vase narrow neck flared rim predominantly light blue textured speckled surface depicts nature scene featuring group small birds brown white grey feathers perched flying grey rock green reeds grass rock hints darker blue water background darker rim top base subtle reflection vase visible beneath .