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 with naturalistic fidelity and varied color tones, executed using the yusen cloisonné enamel technique against a uniform sea-green background. Around the foot and rim are narrow, colorful yusen borders composed of small triangular forms called cicada wings. Meiji period, ca. 1900., 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, finished in a deep teal color and decorated with floral motifs; a group of irises in shades of purple and white with yellow accents and green stems and leaves rise from the base, the petals showing fine linear detailing in lighter and darker tones; the rim and foot have thin decorative bands in brown, red, blue, and white; the background is a smooth gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_184

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (1.0Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 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 naturalistic fidelity varied color tones executed using yusen cloisonné enamel technique uniform sea-green background narrow colorful yusen borders composed small triangular forms called cicada wings Meiji period ca 1900 Nagoya Japan Vessel height 25 cm width 9.7 cm depth 8.8 cm tall slender vase narrow neck flared rim finished deep teal color decorated floral motifs group irises shades purple white yellow accents green stems leaves rise base petals showing fine linear detailing lighter darker tones thin decorative bands brown red blue background smooth gray.