花籃に枝豆蝶模様青銅製花瓶|Vase in the Shape of a Bamboo Basket with Bean Vines and Butterflies

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second half of the19th century · Bronze · Asian Art

After their goods began to appear at world’s fairs, metalsmiths in Japan must have realized that Westerners appreciated not only their traditional, stylized motifs but also their more naturalistic designs. At the same time, decorative patterns of flowers, plants, birds, and insects proved to suit the Victorian taste. The resulting “hybrid” sensibility of the period is well represented by this vase imitating a bamboo basket, decorated with climbing vines and gourds as well as butterflies with fine inlaid patterns.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second half of the19th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891