Caption

Bowl, Japanese, Arita, 2nd half of the 19th century. Colored porcelain vessel decorated with lotuses, fantasy animals, butterflies, flowers, and peonies; fo iconography. Height 10.8 cm, diameter 24.5 cm., A dark blue ceramic bowl with a glossy finish sits on a reflective surface. The bowl has an outward-flaring rim and a short foot. The exterior shows a pattern of stylized floral motifs in orange and gold with thin gold outlines and spiral accents. The interior rim reveals a multicolored decorative band with visible greens, reds, blues, and gold against a light background. The overall visible colors include dark blue, orange, gold, green, red, blue, and a light cream.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_105

License type

Rights managed

Available size

86.9Mb (847.0Kb) / 16.9in x 20.0in / 5065 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Japanese Arita 2nd half 19th century Colored porcelain vessel decorated lotuses fantasy animals butterflies flowers peonies fo iconography Height 10.8 cm diameter 24.5 cm dark blue ceramic bowl glossy finish sits reflective surface bowl outward-flaring rim short foot exterior pattern stylized floral motifs orange gold thin outlines spiral accents interior rim reveals multicolored decorative band visible greens reds blues light background visible colors include dark blue green red blue light cream.