Caption

Vase, gift, repossession Krakow — Japanese, Meiji period ca. 1900. Ovoid cloisonné enamel vase 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 in varied color tones, executed using the yusen technique against a uniform sea-green background. Narrow colorful borders of small triangular cicada wing forms around the foot and rim. Nagoya, Japan. Vessel; height 25 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 8.8 cm., A tall, slender ceramic vase with a flared neck and narrow mouth, finished in a deep teal color with a glossy sheen, decorated with a painted floral motif showing a group of long green leaves and purple blossoms with yellow-green buds, the rim and base bordered by narrow bands featuring a repeating scalloped pattern in red, white, blue, and gold, and the top edge having a metallic brown trim; the background is a neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_176

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Rights managed

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49.1Mb (838.8Kb) / 9.5in x 20.0in / 2862 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase gift repossession Krakow Japanese Meiji period ca 1900 Ovoid cloisonné enamel vase 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 technique uniform sea-green background Narrow colorful borders small triangular cicada wing forms Nagoya Japan Vessel height 25 cm width 9.7 cm depth 8.8 cm tall slender ceramic vase flared neck narrow mouth finished deep teal color glossy sheen decorated painted floral motif showing group long green leaves purple blossoms yellow-green buds base bordered narrow bands featuring repeating scalloped pattern red white blue gold top edge having metallic brown trim background neutral gray.