Caption

Vase, Ovoid vase one of a pair, slender, on a low ring-shaped foot and a narrow neck, flaring at the rim. The foot and mouth are framed with sheet metal. Decorated with a motif of a blooming iris bush, captured with naturalistic fidelity and attention to a variety of color tones. Executed using the yusen cloisonné enamel technique, the motif is placed against a uniform sea-green background. Around the foot and the rim there are narrow, colorful borders, also made using the yusen technique, composed of small triangular forms called cicada wings. Japanese, Nagoya; ca. 1900 Meiji period, 1868–1912. Vessel; height 25 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 8.8 cm., A tall, narrow-necked vase with a glossy teal surface decorated with a floral design; the painted flowers include large purple blooms with yellow accents and several white blooms with subtle gray shading, all set among long green leaves and stems in varying shades of green; the vase has a brown rim and a decorative band of red and patterned colors around the base; the background is a smooth gradient of light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_171

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Ovoid vase pair slender low ring-shaped foot narrow neck flaring rim foot mouth framed sheet metal Decorated motif blooming iris bush captured naturalistic fidelity attention variety color tones Executed using yusen cloisonné enamel technique placed uniform sea-green background narrow colorful borders also using yusen technique composed small triangular forms called cicada wings Japanese Nagoya ca 1900 Meiji period 1868–1912 Vessel height 25 cm width 9.7 cm depth 8.8 cm tall narrow-necked vase glossy teal surface decorated floral design painted flowers include large purple blooms yellow accents several white blooms subtle gray shading set long green leaves stems varying shades green vase brown rim decorative band red patterned colors base background smooth gradient light gray.