Caption

Vase, ovoid 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 with varied 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. Meiji period, ca. 1900. Japan, Nagoya. Vessel; height 25 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 8.8 cm., A tall, slender ceramic vase with a narrow neck and flared rim in a deep teal color, decorated with painted long, slender green leaves and a few purple flower petals on one side, a thin band with a repeating scalloped pattern in red, white, blue, and gold around the base and a matching narrow decorative band beneath the rim, and subtle highlights and reflections on the glossy surface against a soft gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_193

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (552.3Kb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase 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 cloisonné enamel technique uniform sea-green background Narrow colorful borders small triangular cicada wing forms foot Meiji period ca 1900 Japan Nagoya Vessel height 25 cm width 9.7 cm depth 8.8 cm tall slender ceramic vase narrow neck flared rim deep teal color decorated painted long slender green leaves purple flower petals side thin band repeating scalloped pattern red white blue gold base matching narrow decorative band beneath subtle highlights reflections glossy surface soft gray background.