Légende

Storage vessel with lid, by Zôshuntei Sanpo c. 1842–1878. Pear-shaped blue-and-white porcelain with flat cylindrical lid; height 21.8 cm, diameter 15.3 cm; Arita, Japan; Edo–Meiji period. Decorated in cobalt in several tones with a Chinese-style landscape: an old man resting under a pine on a rocky cliff overlooking a broad expanse of water, with waterfall, lofty peaks, and boat sails on the horizon. Lower base features a wide ornamental band of three vertical and two crossed lines; neck and lower edge of lid have diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs; lid shows a rock motif. Decoration modeled on Southern School Chinese painting and Japanese bunjinga nanga influence; free-form painting with precise, masterful lines. Underglaze cobalt signature on the base: Zoshuntei Sampo zo made by Zoshuntei Sampo., A ceramic jar with a rounded body and a separate lid, decorated in blue on a white ground. The surface shows brush-painted landscape motifs including stylized mountains, trees, and water rendered in varying shades of blue. A patterned band in blue encircles the shoulder and another geometric band decorates the lower body. The background is a neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A24_210

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

80.4Mo (852.9Ko) / 39.6cm x 50.8cm / 4681 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Storage vessel lid Zôshuntei Sanpo c 1842–1878 Pear-shaped blue- -white porcelain flat cylindrical lid height 21.8 cm diameter 15.3 cm Arita Japan Edo–Meiji period Decorated cobalt several tones Chinese-style landscape old man resting under pine rocky cliff overlooking broad expanse water waterfall lofty peaks boat sails horizon Lower base features wide ornamental band three vertical two crossed lines neck lower edge diagonal-line bands forming triangular motifs rock motif Decoration modeled Southern School Chinese painting Japanese bunjinga nanga influence free-form painting precise masterful lines Underglaze signature base Zoshuntei Sampo zo Zoshuntei Sampo ceramic jar rounded body separate lid decorated blue white ground surface brush-painted landscape motifs stylized mountains trees water rendered varying shades patterned band blue encircles shoulder another geometric band decorates lower body background neutral gray.