Elephant
1685
Porcelain Collection
Arita Ware, Nabeshima Style (Невідомий художник – Невідомий художник)
Discover Nabeshima ware, a high-quality Japanese porcelain produced in Saga Domain from the 17th-19th centuries. Known for its intricate underglaze blue and overglaze enamel designs, it was reserved for the Nabeshima clan and Tokugawa shogunate, representing exceptional artistry.
This figure of an elephant modelled in a standing position is surprisingly lively. It turns is raised head and trunk to the right. Its large eyes gaze at the observer and with its slightly opened mouth it seems about to trumpet. Its legs are sturdy, its small ears delicately modelled. The eyes and brows of the animal are painted black, the mouth red. Its back is covered in a cloth which is bound with a tasselled cinch in red decorated in the
Про цей твір
- Назва: Elephant
- Автор: Arita Ware, Nabeshima Style
- Рік: 1685
- Формат: Portrait
- Статус авторського права: Об'єкт авторського права
- Місце експонування: Porcelain Collection
- Насиченість кольору: Monochromatic
- Сприйнята яскравість: shadow
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