Bottle with Rock, Flowers, and Birds

White vase with narrow neck and bulbous body. Red stripes around base. Two birds on a tree branch painted on the body; one bird is yellow and facing right, the other blue and facing left. Blue and purple grapes on branch, green leaves. Background gray.

Artwork details

Date:: 17th century
Medium:: Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Kakiemon type)
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 468 × 624 px
Museum record:: View original