Caption

Vase, Taisho period, ca. 1912–1926. Japan, Nagoya. Cloisonné enamel. Vessel with narrow rim, height 15.1 cm, width 6.6 cm. Decoration: a tuft of blooming lilac bellflowers along almost the entire height of the belly. Iconography: flowers; Japanese., A smooth, cream-colored ceramic vase with a narrow neck and rounded shoulders stands upright against a muted gray background, decorated with a botanical motif featuring purple bell-shaped flowers and teal-green leaves and stems, with a metallic rim at the top and a metallic band at the base, and the vase's lower portion and design reflected faintly on the glossy surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_313

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Keywords

Vase Taisho period ca 1912–1926 Japan Nagoya Cloisonné enamel Vessel narrow rim height 15.1 cm width 6.6 cm Decoration tuft blooming lilac bellflowers almost entire height belly Iconography flowers Japanese smooth cream-colored ceramic vase narrow neck rounded shoulders stands upright muted gray background decorated botanical motif featuring purple bell-shaped flowers teal-green leaves stems metallic rim top metallic band base vase's lower portion design reflected faintly glossy surface beneath .