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 in a variety of color tones, executed using the yusen cloisonné enamel technique against a uniform sea-green background. Narrow colorful borders of small triangular cicada wing forms around the foot and rim. Japanese, Nagoya; Meiji period, ca. 1900. Vessel cloisonné enamel, height 25 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 8.8 cm., A tall, slender vase with a narrow neck and flared rim in teal, decorated with a painted design of a group of purple flowers with green stems and long leaves, a few buds, and a small decorative border in red, blue, white, and gold at the base and a subtle gold rim at the top, shown against a smooth gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_192

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68.7Mb (676.7Kb) / 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 naturalistically variety color tones executed using yusen cloisonné enamel technique uniform sea-green background Narrow colorful borders small triangular cicada wing forms Japanese Nagoya Meiji period ca 1900 Vessel cloisonné enamel height 25 cm width 9.7 cm depth 8.8 cm tall slender vase narrow neck flared rim teal decorated painted design group purple flowers green stems long leaves buds small decorative border red blue white gold base subtle gold rim top shown smooth gray background.