Hydrangea Vase
Artist
Hayashi Kodenji(Japanese, 1831–1915)Japanese, 1831–1915
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Hydrangea Vase
Datec. 1900
MediumWired and wireless (musen) cloisonné enamels on dark blue ground
DimensionsOverall: 18 3/16 × 17 in. (46.2 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nanako and Dale Tingleaf; Friends of Asian Art; and gift of the Orientation Gallery
Object number2021.323
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryThis piece is currently on view as the centerpiece of the special exhibition Fire Works: Enamel Art through the Centuries, organized by the Museum of Fine Art, Houston’s Department of European Decorative Art.
Published References Nguyen, Tuyet (ed.) et al., “Lords of the Samurai & Japaneses Art & Heritage,” Arts of Asia, vol. 39, no. 4. Hong Kong: Arts of Asia Publications. (July/August 2009): 93. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Engraved on metal base, enclosed within a circle, in emulation of handwriting/brushwork kanji “Hayashi,” the name of the artist, which means “woods.”
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