Caption

Vase, Japanese, insects and butterflies, colored porcelain with floral decorations and geometric ornaments, cloisonné enamel, Meiji period ca. 1870–1880, Nagoya, Japan; vessel; height 39.5 cm, diameter 20.5 cm;, A tall, bulbous ceramic vase with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a plain gray background; the vase surface is primarily off-white with decorative panels and floral motifs in a palette of blue, green, yellow, pink, red, and turquoise, accented by dark outlines and small black decorative marks; the neck and body feature a mosaic of shaped panels containing stylized flowers and leaves, with several blue and green floral clusters, a few pink and yellow floral elements, and small butterfly-like shapes; a band of intricate geometric decoration in red, blue, and green encircles the rim and a broad blue decorative band with lighter blue patterning encircles the foot, with delicate vine-like motifs scattered across the off-white ground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_250

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.5Mb (1.9Mb) / 14.5in x 20.0in / 4339 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Japanese insects butterflies colored porcelain floral decorations geometric ornaments cloisonné enamel Meiji period ca 1870–1880 Nagoya Japan vessel height 39.5 cm diameter 20.5 cm tall bulbous ceramic vase narrow neck flared rim sits plain gray background vase surface primarily off-white decorative panels floral motifs palette blue green yellow pink red turquoise accented dark outlines small black decorative marks neck body feature mosaic shaped panels containing stylized flowers leaves several blue green floral clusters yellow floral elements small butterfly- shapes band intricate geometric decoration green encircles broad blue decorative band lighter blue patterning encircles foot delicate vine- motifs scattered across off-white ground.