Vase; cloisonné enamel on copper; Japanese; Meiji period 1868–1912, 19th–20th century; height 11.7 cm, diameter 5.0 cm. Decoration: dragons/Japanese dragon motif and fantastic beasts., A tall, glossy black vase with a narrow neck and slightly flared rim sits centered against a neutral gray background, decorated with a flowing, sinuous design in iridescent colors including purple, green, turquoise, pink, orange, and gold, with the colored motifs forming curving, scale-like and fin-like shapes wrapping around the body; the vase has a subtle reflection on the surface it rests on and small highlights and speckles visible on its black glaze.
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Vase; cloisonné enamel on copper; Japanese; Meiji period 1868–1912, 19th–20th century; height 11.7 cm, diameter 5.0 cm. Decoration: dragons/Japanese dragon motif and fantastic beasts., A tall, glossy black vase with a narrow neck and slightly flared rim sits centered against a neutral gray background, decorated with a flowing, sinuous design in iridescent colors including purple, green, turquoise, pink, orange, and gold, with the colored motifs forming curving, scale-like and fin-like shapes wrapping around the body; the vase has a subtle reflection on the surface it rests on and small highlights and speckles visible on its black glaze.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Vase cloisonné enamel copper Japanese Meiji period 1868–1912 19th–20th century height 11.7 cm diameter 5.0 cm Decoration dragons Japanese dragon motif fantastic beasts tall glossy black vase narrow neck slightly flared rim sits centered neutral gray background decorated flowing sinuous design iridescent colors purple green turquoise pink orange gold colored motifs forming curving scale- fin- shapes wrapping body vase subtle reflection surface rests small highlights speckles visible black glaze.

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