A drawing of a half-oval shaped vessel decorated with a spray of red and yellow flowers on green stems with thin green leaves. The flowers are set against a blue and white alternating geometric and floral tiled ground. A band of pale gold scrollwork against a burgundy ground runs along the top and bottom edges of the vessel. The feet are small oblong shapes with leaves and vines, possibly gourds.

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Drawing, Design for a Jardinière, 1875–85

This is a Drawing. It was possibly by Amédée de Caranza and manufactured by Vieillard & Cie.. It is dated 1875–85 and we acquired it in 2010. Its medium is brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on white wove paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

The late 19th century saw an outpouring of new interest in an ancient media: ceramics. Imported Asian porcelains were widely admired, and many manufacturers competed by creating designs that borrowed Japanese motifs. This design for a jardinière made by Vieillard & Cie. combines an iconic blue and white diaper-patterned ground with naturalistic plum blossoms. The imitative tortoiseshell mount and gourd-shaped feet also echo motifs popular in Japanese porcelain.

This object was donated by Paul F. Walter. It is credited Gift of Paul F. Walter.

Katagami, Plum Blossoms and Streams
cut mulberry paper treated with persimmon tannin and silk thread.
Gift of Helen Snyder.
1976-103-261

Katagami, Leaves and Latticework
cut mulberry paper treated with persimmon tannin and silk thread.
Gift of Helen Snyder.
1976-103-150

Katagami, Cherry Blossoms and Birds
cut mulberry paper treated with persimmon tannin and silk thread.
Gift of Helen Snyder.
1976-103-135

Its dimensions are

67.5 x 52.5 cm (26 9/16 x 20 11/16 in.), irregular

It is inscribed

In graphite, upper left corner: V; right edge center, 626; lower right: Jardinière; bottom left: no. 9

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Jardinière, 1875–85; Possibly by Amédée de Caranza (active Longwy and Bordeaux, ca. 1867 – 1885); Manufactured by Vieillard & Cie. (France); France; brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on white wove paper, lined; 67.5 x 52.5 cm (26 9/16 x 20 11/16 in.), irregular; Gift of Paul F. Walter; 2010-33-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Japonism.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2E8wv/
Accession Number 2010-33-1
Object ID 18756069