Caption

Vase with a short, thin, flared neck. Decoration: gray-green background with plants and swallows birds. Cloisonné enamel. Japan, Meiji period 1868–1912, 19th/20th century. Height 12.1 cm; diameter 5.3 cm., A slender ceramic vase with a pale green background sits upright against a gray backdrop, showing a glossy finish and a narrow neck with a slightly flared rim that has a metallic gold edge; the body of the vase is decorated with a painted scene in shades of green, brown, black, white, and red, depicting willow-like branches and leaves and a group of small birds perched on the branches, with darker green and brown tones for the branchwork and subtle shadowing where the vase curves, and the base of the vase has a decorative border and a faint reflection on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_327

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (736.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase short thin flared neck Decoration gray-green background plants swallows birds Cloisonné enamel Japan Meiji period 1868–1912 19th 20th century Height 12.1 cm diameter 5.3 cm slender ceramic vase pale green background sits upright gray backdrop showing glossy finish narrow neck slightly flared rim metallic gold edge body vase decorated painted scene shades green brown black white red depicting willow- branches leaves group small birds perched darker green brown tones branchwork subtle shadowing vase curves base decorative border faint reflection surface .