Caption

Vase, ovoid one of a pair, slender on a low ring-shaped foot with a narrow neck flaring at the rim; foot and mouth framed with sheet metal. Decorated with a motif of a blooming iris bush, rendered naturalistically with varied color tones, executed using the yusen cloisonné enamel technique against a uniform sea-green background. Narrow, colorful yusen borders of small triangular cicada wing forms around the foot and rim. Japanese, Nagoya; Meiji period, ca. 1900. Vessel. Height 25 cm; width 9.7 cm; depth 8.8 cm., A tall vase with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a neutral background, the vase surface primarily teal with decorative bands of brown and red near the top and base; a group of large purple flowers with yellow accents and several white flowers with subtle gray shading are painted on the body, accompanied by long green leaves and stems in varying shades of green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_174

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.1Mb (1.1Mb) / 9.5in x 20.0in / 2862 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase ovoid pair slender low ring-shaped foot narrow neck flaring rim foot mouth framed sheet metal Decorated motif blooming iris bush rendered naturalistically varied color tones executed using yusen cloisonné enamel technique uniform sea-green background Narrow colorful yusen borders small triangular cicada wing forms Japanese Nagoya Meiji period ca 1900 Vessel Height 25 cm width 9.7 cm depth 8.8 cm tall vase narrow neck flared rim sits neutral background vase surface primarily teal decorative bands brown red near top base group large purple flowers yellow accents several white flowers subtle gray shading painted body accompanied long green leaves stems varying shades green.