Légende

Vase, Toshitsugu creator, Meiji period 19th/20th century, Japan. Ovoid vase on a low ring foot with a very short neck and a strongly flaring, plate-like spout. Decorated in relief, applied, inlaid and engraved naturalistic decoration arranged asymmetrically: a wisteria vine with three clusters of flowers hanging from the top near the neck; a kingfisher perches on a branch near the lowest flower, gazing into engraved water with engraved fish. Decoration executed in the ro-iro zogan inlaid color painting technique, inlaying various metals and alloys and colored enamels white, several shades of lilac, subtle green accents. Leaves and bird figurine gilded and patinated with shakudo. Lower belly bears an engraved inscription: Sumisuiin Toshitsugu sei. Vessel; height 16.2 cm, diameter 7.1 cm., A tall, smooth vase with a dark brown to near-black surface stands against a neutral gray background, with a small rounded neck and a slightly flared rim; a decorative cluster of hanging flowers and leaves is attached near the top on one side, the flowers showing purple and pale lavender tones and the leaves displaying shades of olive green and muted brown; the vase rests on a short metallic-looking base with reflective gray and silver highlights, and a soft reflection of the vase appears on the surface beneath it.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A25_319

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54.6Mo (586.7Ko) / 26.9cm x 50.8cm / 3181 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vase Toshitsugu creator Meiji period 19th 20th century Japan Ovoid vase low ring foot short neck strongly flaring plate- spout Decorated relief applied inlaid engraved naturalistic decoration arranged asymmetrically wisteria vine three clusters flowers hanging top near neck kingfisher perches branch near lowest flower gazing engraved water engraved fish Decoration executed ro-iro zogan inlaid color painting technique inlaying various metals alloys colored enamels white several shades lilac subtle green accents Leaves bird figurine gilded patinated shakudo Lower belly bears engraved inscription Sumisuiin Toshitsugu sei Vessel height 16.2 cm diameter 7.1 cm tall smooth vase dark brown near-black surface stands neutral gray background small rounded slightly flared rim decorative cluster hanging flowers leaves attached near top side flowers showing purple pale lavender tones displaying shades olive green muted brown vase rests short metallic-looking base reflective gray silver highlights soft reflection vase surface beneath .