Caption

Vase, cloisonné enamel, floral pattern with butterflies and plant ornaments, Meiji period 1868–1912, Japan, 19th/20th century. Background of decoration in reserves: dense green floral rosettes and butterflies. Vessel; height 15.3 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 8.2 cm., noted., A tall, rounded vase with a narrow neck and flared rim stands upright against a plain gray background. The vase features a bright green base color with a textured, mottled pattern covering much of its surface, and several vertical panels in pale blue and cream that display detailed floral designs. The floral panels show clusters of flowers and stems in colors including purple, pink, blue, white, and muted red, with green leaves and slender grasslike foliage. The rim and foot have metallic accents in a bronze or gold tone, and a subtle reflection of the vase appears on the smooth surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_250

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4790 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cloisonné enamel floral pattern butterflies plant ornaments Meiji period 1868–1912 Japan 19th 20th century Background decoration reserves dense green floral rosettes Vessel height 15.3 cm width 8.7 cm depth 8.2 cm noted tall rounded vase narrow neck flared rim stands upright plain gray background vase features bright green base color textured mottled pattern covering surface several vertical panels pale blue cream display detailed floral designs floral panels clusters flowers stems colors purple pink blue white muted red green leaves slender grasslike foliage rim foot metallic accents bronze gold tone subtle reflection vase smooth surface beneath .