Caption

Bottle, porcelain with painted bamboos, pines, plums and sake motifs in Imari palette, Three Friends of Winter imagery, Arita, Japan, ca. 1700–1730, height 22.3 cm, diameter 12.2 cm., A porcelain bottle-shaped vase with a long narrow neck and rounded body, predominantly white with decorative painted motifs in blue, red, orange, green, and gold; the neck shows blue floral patterns and small green leaves, the shoulder has a band of blue and orange floral ornament, the body features a landscape-like scene with blue rocks or stylized forms, branches and foliage in blue and red, clusters of orange and yellow flowers with green leaves, and scattered red starburst-like blooms, a decorative band of red leaf shapes around the base, and subtle crazing in the glaze visible across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_360

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.6Mb (1.2Mb) / 11.4in x 20.0in / 3414 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle porcelain painted bamboos pines plums sake motifs Imari palette Three Friends Winter imagery Arita Japan ca 1700–1730 height 22.3 cm diameter 12.2 cm porcelain bottle-shaped vase long narrow neck rounded body predominantly white decorative painted motifs blue red orange green gold neck blue floral patterns small green leaves shoulder band orange floral ornament body features landscape- scene blue rocks stylized forms branches foliage clusters yellow flowers green leaves scattered red starburst- blooms decorative band red leaf shapes base subtle crazing glaze visible across surface.