Vase, dragons iconography, Japanese dragon motif, Meiji 1868–1912, beasts fantasy, cloisonné enamel, cloisonné enamel on copper, 19th/20th century Meiji Period, Japan, vessel; height 11.7 cm, diameter 5.0 cm, A tall, narrow vase with a glossy black surface sits against a neutral gray background, decorated with a winding dragon motif featuring purple, green, turquoise, red, orange, gold, and pale blue hues; the dragon shows detailed scales and flowing whiskers, and the vase has a small rounded rim and a slightly flared base with a thin gold-colored band.
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Vase, dragons iconography, Japanese dragon motif, Meiji 1868–1912, beasts fantasy, cloisonné enamel, cloisonné enamel on copper, 19th/20th century Meiji Period, Japan, vessel; height 11.7 cm, diameter 5.0 cm, A tall, narrow vase with a glossy black surface sits against a neutral gray background, decorated with a winding dragon motif featuring purple, green, turquoise, red, orange, gold, and pale blue hues; the dragon shows detailed scales and flowing whiskers, and the vase has a small rounded rim and a slightly flared base with a thin gold-colored band.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_080

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Vase dragons iconography Japanese dragon motif Meiji 1868–1912 beasts fantasy cloisonné enamel copper 19th 20th century Meiji Period Japan vessel height 11.7 cm diameter 5.0 cm tall narrow vase glossy black surface sits neutral gray background decorated winding dragon featuring purple green turquoise red orange gold pale blue hues detailed scales flowing whiskers vase small rounded rim slightly flared base thin gold-colored band.

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