Caption

Vase, repossession; phoenixes iconography, Japanese art, lotuses, dragons iconography, Japanese culture, Meiji 1868–1912, hoo phoenix, birds, cloisonné enamel, ca. 1900–1910 Meiji Period, Japan, Kyoto, vessel, height 12.3 cm, diameter 7.2 cm, A glossy vase with a rounded body and narrow neck sits against a plain gray background, the main surface showing a rich reddish-brown color with decorative green scrolling and floral motifs in white, pink, and yellow, a central golden oval panel on the body containing a stylized serpentine creature rendered in darker tones with accents of blue and pink, the neck bordered by a band with black and white floral patterns and a metallic gold rim at the mouth and base, and the vase casting a subtle reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_269

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase repossession phoenixes iconography Japanese art lotuses dragons iconography Japanese culture Meiji 1868–1912 hoo phoenix birds cloisonné enamel ca 1900–1910 Meiji Period Japan Kyoto vessel height 12.3 cm diameter 7.2 cm glossy vase rounded body narrow neck sits plain gray background main surface showing rich reddish-brown color decorative green scrolling floral motifs white pink yellow central golden oval panel body containing stylized serpentine creature rendered darker tones accents blue neck bordered band black white floral patterns metallic gold rim mouth base vase casting subtle reflection surface beneath .