Caption

Vase, cloisonné enamel on silver; Meiji period 19th/20th century, 1868–1912, Japan. Vase on a low ring-shaped foot with a short thin neck slightly flared at the spout; decorated with cloisonné enamel featuring dragons/Japanese dragon motif. Vessel; height 11.8 cm, diameter 6.1 cm., A glossy vase with a deep navy blue surface and subtle speckling stands upright against a neutral gray background, featuring a painted serpentine creature in shades of pale green, mint, white, red, and orange wrapping around one side; the vase has a narrow neck with a small flared rim accented in a metallic gold color and a matching gold-colored base rim, and its reflection is visible on the shiny surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_078

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase cloisonné enamel silver Meiji period 19th 20th century 1868–1912 Japan low ring-shaped foot short thin neck slightly flared spout decorated featuring dragons Japanese dragon motif Vessel height 11.8 cm diameter 6.1 cm glossy vase deep navy blue surface subtle speckling stands upright neutral gray background painted serpentine creature shades pale green mint white red orange wrapping side vase narrow neck small flared rim accented metallic gold color matching gold-colored base rim reflection visible shiny surface beneath .