Caption

Vase, cloisonné enamel, ovoid elongated form with a short, thin, strongly flared neck. Decoration in four reserves depicting blossoming cherry, apple tree, wisteria, and lilies on a navy blue background. Japanese, ca. 1910–1920 Meiji/Taisho periods. Vessel; height 15.5 cm, diameter 6.0 cm., A tall, narrow vase with a flared rim stands against a neutral gray background, predominantly featuring deep blue and white surfaces with accents of gold, teal, purple, pink, green, and brown; the body displays elongated white panels framed in brown on a dark blue ground, each panel decorated with cascading floral clusters and leafy stems in shades of purple, pink, teal, and green, with delicate outlining and small brown branches; the neck is blue with gold and teal decorative motifs and a gold rim, while the base has decorative bands in blue, teal, and gold; the vase casts a subtle reflection on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_146

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cloisonné enamel ovoid elongated form short thin strongly flared neck Decoration four reserves depicting blossoming cherry apple tree wisteria lilies navy blue background Japanese ca 1910–1920 Meiji Taisho periods Vessel height 15.5 cm diameter 6.0 cm tall narrow vase flared rim stands neutral gray background predominantly featuring deep blue white surfaces accents gold teal purple pink green brown body displays white panels framed dark blue ground panel decorated cascading floral clusters leafy stems shades delicate outlining small brown branches blue teal decorative motifs gold rim base decorative bands vase casts subtle reflection surface .