Caption

Vase with cover, ca. 1860–1870 late Edo–early Meiji, Japan, Nagoya. Cloisonné enamel vessel with cover, height 55.5 cm, diameter 35.0 cm. Decorated in cloisonné with geometric-floral patterns including shippo, asanoha, kikko, floral ornament, and dragons Japanese dragon motif., A lidded vase with a rounded body and a domed lid topped by a knob, decorated overall with dense small-scale patterns and floral motifs in a palette that includes green, blue, pink, red, white, and gold; a broad sinuous band of deep blue edged with pale pink winds around the body, set against a richly patterned green background filled with small flowers and leafy forms in red, white, blue, and gold; geometric medallions and patterned patches in pink and red appear amid the foliage; the lid and neck display bands of tiny repeating motifs and a band of small flowers in blue and white with pink borders; the knob atop the lid repeats the small-scale patterned ornamentation; the vase sits on a reflective surface that mirrors its lower portion and the background is a plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_175

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cover ca 1860–1870 late Edo–early Meiji Japan Nagoya Cloisonné enamel vessel height 55.5 cm diameter 35.0 cm Decorated cloisonné geometric-floral patterns shippo asanoha kikko floral ornament dragons Japanese dragon motif lidded vase rounded body domed lid topped knob decorated dense small-scale patterns floral motifs palette includes green blue pink red white gold broad sinuous band deep blue edged pale winds body set richly patterned green background filled small flowers leafy forms geometric medallions patterned patches foliage neck display bands tiny repeating motifs band pink borders knob atop lid repeats small-scale ornamentation vase sits reflective surface mirrors lower portion background plain light gray.