Caption

Vase by Kawaguchi Bunzaemon 1860–post 1910, cloisonné enamel, Meiji period, late 19th century. Slender vessel with a long thin neck, height 30.6 cm, width 7.8 cm. Decoration: two pine trees growing on a seaside rock, the rolling sea and two flying cranes. Japan, Nagoya., A tall, narrow vase with a long neck and rounded body stands against a plain gray background; the surface shows a gradient of colors from pale off-white near the neck to light blue and turquoise toward the base, with visible texture and subtle iridescent sheen; a branch with green foliage wraps partway around the upper body, the branch rendered in brown and the leaves in shades of green; the rim and base have thin dark edges in a muted gray or black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_303

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 10.3in x 20.0in / 3099 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Kawaguchi Bunzaemon 1860–post 1910 cloisonné enamel Meiji period late 19th century Slender vessel long thin neck height 30.6 cm width 7.8 cm Decoration two pine trees growing seaside rock rolling sea two flying cranes Japan Nagoya tall narrow vase long neck rounded body stands plain gray background surface gradient colors pale off-white near neck light blue turquoise base visible texture subtle iridescent sheen branch green foliage wraps partway upper body branch rendered brown leaves shades green rim thin dark edges muted gray black.