Caption

Vase, Tomiki, Shôbei fl. ca. 19th/20th century, craftsman author; chidori birds, cloisonné enamel, Japanese art, vases; reeds, plovers, waves, decorative vessel; Meiji 1868-1912; Signature: Tomiki engraved on the bottom: in a vase-shaped cartouche 3 katakana characters: Tomiki — signature of the artist Tomiki Sobei, 19th/20th century Meiji period 1868-1912, Japan; vessel; height 12.2 cm, width 5.6 cm, depth 5.6 cm, A tall, narrow vase with a rounded body and a slightly flared neck stands against a pale background; the vase is predominantly light blue with a textured surface and darker blue shading toward the lower midsection, decorated with a few flying birds rendered in white, brown, and dark gray with small reddish beaks, and a group of green leafy stems and foliage near the base, with subtle wave-like patterns in pale blue across the middle and a thin dark rim at the top and bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_082

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Vase Tomiki Shôbei fl ca 19th 20th century craftsman author chidori birds cloisonné enamel Japanese art vases reeds plovers waves decorative vessel Meiji 1868-1912 Signature Tomiki engraved bottom vase-shaped cartouche 3 katakana characters signature artist Tomiki Sobei 20th century Meiji period 1868-1912 Japan vessel height 12.2 cm width 5.6 cm depth 5.6 cm tall narrow vase rounded body slightly flared neck stands pale background vase predominantly light blue textured surface darker blue shading lower midsection decorated flying birds rendered white brown dark gray small reddish beaks group green leafy stems foliage near base subtle wave- patterns pale blue across middle thin dark rim top bottom.