Caption

Vase, Japanese, Meiji 1868–1912, cloisonné enamel vessel decorated with birds, dragons, and phoenixes, ca. 1900, Japan; height 19.3 cm, width 8.9 cm, A tall, narrow-necked vase with a bulbous body stands against a plain gray background, showing a predominantly dark color palette with visible colors including black, deep red, green, white, blue, yellow, and gold; the neck is mostly black with a decorative band of lighter colors and a thin red rim, while the body features ornate multicolored patterns and motifs including green shields or panels with a golden dragon-like figure, red sections, floral designs in blue and white, diamond-shaped bands, and gold accents, and the vase sits on a small circular base that reflects faintly on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_350

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Vase Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 cloisonné enamel vessel decorated birds dragons phoenixes ca 1900 Japan height 19.3 cm width 8.9 cm tall narrow-necked vase bulbous body stands plain gray background showing predominantly dark color palette visible colors black deep red green white blue yellow gold neck mostly black decorative band lighter colors thin red rim body features ornate multicolored patterns motifs green shields panels golden dragon- figure red sections floral designs diamond-shaped bands gold accents vase sits small circular base reflects faintly surface .