Vase
Artist
Edmond Lachenal
(French, 1855 - 1930)
Dateca. 1895
MediumStoneware with glaze
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 9 3/4 inches (33.02 × 24.77 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through exchange of the gifts of Mrs. E. A. Grosvenor Blair, Lee S. Thomson in memory of Opal Thomson, and the Estate of Mrs. William H. Chapman, and the bequest of Barton Hall in memory of his mother, Charlotte Elizabeth Hall
Object number2005.1
Signedon bottom, in paint: "LACHENAL" in an oval cartouche
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DescriptionThe stoneware vase has a cream-colored slip background and raised or relief black slip decorated bamboo leaves and branches. Two bamboo branches form handles leading from just below the shoulder of the vase to the one-inch-wide rim, also covered with black slip. On the underside of the bottom is an elongated oval cartouche with LACHENAL painted in slip.Gallery LabelBlack bamboo leaves encircle a simple vase in Edmond Lachenal’s most famous design. The vase was inspired by Japanese art that greatly influenced 19th-century French design. Imported wares and ceramics from Japan found at the world’s fairs and other public exhibitions served as the source for French designers and artists.
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