Caption

Vase, cloisonné enamel, floral pattern with butterflies and dense green floral rosettes in reserves; Japanese, Meiji period 1868–1912, 19th/20th century; vessel; height 15.3 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 8.2 cm., A tall vase with a rounded body and narrow neck sits against a plain gray background, predominantly featuring a bright green mottled pattern interspersed with several vertical panels in pale blue and beige that contain botanical and insect motifs; the panels show stylized flowers in colors including white, purple, blue, red, and green, along with a few small flying insects in muted brown and yellow tones, and the vase has thin metallic rims at the top and base with a subtle reflection of the vase visible on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_254

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4790 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cloisonné enamel floral pattern butterflies dense green floral rosettes reserves Japanese Meiji period 1868–1912 19th 20th century vessel height 15.3 cm width 8.7 cm depth 8.2 cm tall vase rounded body narrow neck sits plain gray background predominantly featuring bright green mottled pattern interspersed several vertical panels pale blue beige contain botanical insect motifs panels stylized flowers colors white purple blue red green small flying insects muted brown yellow tones vase thin metallic rims top base subtle reflection vase visible surface .