Caption

Bottle, Japanese, Edo 1603–1868, early 18th century. Porcelain vessel sake bottle, height 22.1 cm, diameter 12 cm. Decorated in the kakiemon style with a motif of the three friends of winter bamboo, plum, and pine, with a rock, plus two borders with plant motifs and floral patterns on the neck., A white ceramic bottle-shaped vessel with a long narrow neck and rounded body sits against a neutral gray background, decorated with painted floral branches and leaves in colors including blue, green, red, orange, and a touch of black; the upper neck area has blue and red decorative bands, and the body shows stylized blossoms and bamboo-like foliage with flowing blue brushstrokes and red-orange flowers, with a patterned red border near the base and a reflected image of the vessel visible on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_368

License type

Rights managed

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58.6Mb (740.2Kb) / 11.4in x 20.0in / 3414 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle Japanese Edo 1603–1868 early 18th century Porcelain vessel sake bottle height 22.1 cm diameter 12 cm Decorated kakiemon style motif three friends winter bamboo plum pine rock plus two borders plant motifs floral patterns neck white ceramic bottle-shaped vessel long narrow neck rounded body sits neutral gray background decorated painted floral branches leaves colors blue green red orange touch black upper neck area red decorative bands body stylized blossoms bamboo- foliage flowing brushstrokes red-orange flowers patterned red border near base reflected image vessel visible surface beneath .