Caption

Hu-type vessel; maker: Hôun; Japanese; ceremonial bronze wine vessel hu; 1st half of the 20th century Meiji/Taishô periods; globular body with narrow, rather high neck and conical stem; decorated with profiled circles around the body; two mascarons with handles; light green artificial patina; height 40.0 cm., An aged metal vessel with a rounded body narrowing to a tall neck and flared rim, mounted on a flared segmented base; the surface shows a patina with shades of green and brown and areas of darker verdigris; the body has horizontal ridges encircling it and a pair of small looped handles on opposite sides with short hanging bars; the base has recessed panels and curved edges; the object is set against a plain light gray background and rests on a reflective surface that produces a subtle mirrored outline.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_368

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hu-type vessel maker Hôun Japanese ceremonial bronze wine vessel hu 1st half 20th century Meiji Taishô periods globular body narrow high neck conical stem decorated profiled circles body two mascarons handles light green artificial patina height 40.0 cm aged metal vessel rounded narrowing tall neck flared rim mounted flared segmented base surface patina shades green brown areas darker verdigris horizontal ridges encircling pair small looped opposite sides short hanging bars base recessed panels curved edges object set plain light gray background rests reflective surface produces subtle mirrored outline.