Caption

Vase tsubo, Japanese, ca. 1720–1740, Arita, Japan. Colored porcelain Imari, ceramics; height 43 cm. Decorated with flowers, plant ornaments, pine trees, phoenixes, and geometric ornaments., A rounded ceramic vase with a short neck displayed against a plain muted gray background; the vase has a glossy white base color decorated with intricate painted motifs in red, blue, green, and gold tones, including floral shapes, stylized leaves, and flowing ribbon-like lines; a band of deep blue and red panels with ornamental patterns encircles the upper body beneath the neck, while the central field shows a large stylized floral element with long curved petals in red and gold surrounded by green leaf clusters and blue-gray flower forms; the lower rim features a repeating circular spiral pattern in red and the neck rim is edged with red and blue ornamental designs.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_264

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Rights managed

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77.8Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.1in x 20.0in / 4530 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase tsubo Japanese ca 1720–1740 Arita Japan Colored porcelain Imari ceramics height 43 cm Decorated flowers plant ornaments pine trees phoenixes geometric ornaments rounded ceramic vase short neck displayed plain muted gray background vase glossy white base color decorated intricate painted motifs red blue green gold tones floral shapes stylized leaves flowing ribbon- lines band deep blue red panels ornamental patterns encircles upper body beneath neck central field large stylized floral element long curved petals gold surrounded green leaf clusters blue-gray flower forms lower rim features repeating circular spiral pattern neck rim edged ornamental designs.