Caption

Vase, cloisonné enamel, wisteria, hens, flowers, roosters iconography, Japanese art, vases, decorative vessel, Meiji 1868–1912, Ovoid vase, elongated with a long thin neck slightly flared at the spout, navy blue background of the decoration, c. 1890–1910, Japan, vessel, height 15.6 cm, dia. 5.6 cm, width 6.4 cm, A tall, slender vase with a deep navy background and a narrow neck flaring slightly at the rim, decorated with a rich painted design of floral sprays and foliage in colors including pale purple, light blue, turquoise, green, orange, yellow, white, and brown, with metallic gold accents on the rim and base; the painted scene features clusters of small flowers, drooping wisteria-like blossoms, leafy stems, and a stylized bird with long feathers, all reflected faintly on the smooth surface beneath the vase.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_098

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.5Mb (1.7Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4281 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cloisonné enamel wisteria hens flowers roosters iconography Japanese art vases decorative vessel Meiji 1868–1912 Ovoid vase elongated long thin neck slightly flared spout navy blue background decoration c 1890–1910 Japan vessel height 15.6 cm dia 5.6 cm width 6.4 cm tall slender vase deep navy background narrow neck flaring slightly rim decorated rich painted design floral sprays foliage colors pale purple light blue turquoise green orange yellow white brown metallic gold accents base painted scene features clusters small flowers drooping wisteria- blossoms leafy stems stylized bird long feathers reflected faintly smooth surface beneath vase.