Caption

Vase, cloisonné enamel, floral pattern with butterflies and plant ornaments; Meiji period 1868–1912, Japan; background of decoration in reserves: dense green floral rosettes and butterflies; 19th/20th century; vessel; height 15.3 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 8.2 cm., A tall vase with an elongated ovoid shape standing on a short foot and a narrow neck, decorated with a repeating panel design; the main background color around the panels is a bright mottled green, the panels themselves alternate between a pale beige and a soft blue, and the neck rim and foot edge show a metallic bronze tone. The panels contain floral motifs rendered in greens, whites, purples, blues, reds, and muted pinks, with leafy stems and clusters of blossoms; thin brown outlines separate the panels from the green ground and small decorative cartouche shapes in cream and brown accent the panel borders. The surface has a glossy finish that produces a subtle reflection of the vase on the smooth gray surface beneath it, and the overall lighting is even, showing the colors and painted details clearly against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_249

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Rights managed

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82.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4790 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cloisonné enamel floral pattern butterflies plant ornaments Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan background decoration reserves dense green floral rosettes 19th 20th century vessel height 15.3 cm width 8.7 cm depth 8.2 cm tall vase elongated ovoid shape standing short foot narrow neck decorated repeating panel design main background color panels bright mottled green panels themselves alternate pale beige soft blue neck rim foot edge metallic bronze tone contain floral motifs rendered greens whites purples blues reds muted pinks leafy stems clusters blossoms thin brown outlines separate green ground small decorative cartouche shapes cream brown accent panel borders surface glossy finish produces subtle reflection vase smooth gray beneath lighting even showing colors painted details neutral light gray background.