Flower Vase with Butterflies
Medium
Porcelain with green glaze and carved and molded design
Dimensions
diam. 16 cm · height: h. 35.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James and Christine Heusinger
Accession Number
2022.234
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About this artwork
This flower vase has two pairs of butterflies forming low-relief roundels, one on each side. The butterflies face each other, one positioned above and the other below, their antennae curling up to a centrally placed floral motif. In the spaces between the pairs of insects, additional raised floral designs are set within vinelike extensions reminiscent of open metalwork banners and canopy adornments in Buddhist temples. The lip and the foot of the vase remain white, and the thinning of the green ...