Caption

Vase, gift, repossession Krakow, irises, Meiji 1868–1912, Japanese, cloisonné enamel, ovoid vase one of a pair, slender on a low ring-shaped foot with 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 rendered naturalistically with varied color tones. Executed using the yusen technique, the motif is set against a uniform sea-green background. Around the foot and rim are narrow colorful borders also in yusen, composed of small triangular forms called cicada wings. Ca. 1900 Meiji Period, Nagoya, Japan. Vessel; height 25 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 8.8 cm., A tall, slender vase with a narrow neck and flared rim stands against a neutral gray background, the main body showing a deep teal color with glossy reflections, a band of brown around the rim, a patterned edge in reds, blues, and whites at the base, and delicate painted botanical motifs in shades of green and pale gray on one side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_182

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68.7Mb (572.7Kb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase gift repossession Krakow irises Meiji 1868–1912 Japanese cloisonné enamel ovoid 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 set uniform sea-green background narrow colorful borders also yusen composed small triangular forms called cicada wings Ca 1900 Meiji Period Nagoya Japan Vessel height 25 cm width 9.7 cm depth 8.8 cm tall slender vase narrow neck flared rim stands neutral gray background main body showing deep teal color glossy reflections band brown patterned edge reds blues whites base delicate painted botanical motifs shades green pale gray side.