Vase with Design of Scrolling Flowers

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Vase with Design of Scrolling Flowers

1918

Yamada Jōun (Japanese, active early 20th century)

Angular five-petaled gold blossoms and silver buds growing on thin, swaying stems with curled leaves swirl around the body of this vase. The inlay of shibuichi (copper and silver alloy) is finely wrought, and slight variations in the thickness of the lines along the stems and leaves lend a sense of movement and vitality to the abstracted floral motif.

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Object Details

Title:

Vase with Design of Scrolling Flowers

Date:

1918

Artist:

Yamada Jōun (Japanese, active early 20th century)

Medium:

Bronze with inlay of shibuichi (copper and silver alloy); with wood stand

Dimensions:

10 1/2 x 9 inches (26.7 x 22.9 cm) Stand: 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2008

Accession Number:

2008-7-3a,b

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Taishō Period (1912-1926) Reign: Taishō Emperor (1912-1926)

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