Caption

Vase, repossession Krakow, irises, Japanese art, Meiji 1868–1912, flowers iconography, cloisonné enamel, Japanese culture. 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 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. ca. 1900 Meiji Period, 1868–1912, Nagoya, Japan. Vessel; height 25 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 8.8 cm., A teal-colored rounded object with a glossy surface sits centered on a pale gray background, viewed from above showing a circular brass-colored rim and a dark central opening; the teal surface reflects subtle highlights and shows a few darker teal shadows along its curved sides, while the brass rim has a weathered, mottled appearance in shades of gold and brown and the background fades from light gray to slightly darker gray toward the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_183

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Rights managed

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64.1Mb (477.8Kb) / 14.8in x 16.8in / 4444 x 5044 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase repossession Krakow irises Japanese art Meiji 1868–1912 flowers iconography cloisonné enamel Japanese culture 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 technique placed uniform sea-green background narrow colorful borders also using composed small triangular forms called cicada wings ca 1900 Meiji Period 1868–1912 Nagoya Japan Vessel height 25 cm width 9.7 cm depth 8.8 cm teal-colored rounded object glossy surface sits centered pale gray background viewed showing circular brass-colored rim dark central opening teal surface reflects subtle highlights darker teal shadows curved sides brass rim weathered mottled appearance shades gold brown background fades light gray slightly darker gray edges.