{"product_id":"vase-verre-meplat-quadripode-gourde-bleu-japonisme-carpe","title":"VASE","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBetween 1877 and 1884\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlown and hot-worked glass, polychrome enameled decoration, gilded highlights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eH. 34 cm ; D. 25 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePrivate collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e© Millon \u0026amp; Associés\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDrouot, \u003ci\u003eJewelry - Silverware - 20th Century Decorative Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, Lot 231, Paris, May 3, 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSotheby's, \u003ci\u003e20th Century Decorative Arts\u003c\/i\u003e, Lot 12, Paris, May 24, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMillon \u0026amp; Associés, \u003ci\u003eArt Nouveau - Art Deco - Design\u003c\/i\u003e, Lot 18, Paris, December 3, 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e_\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVase \u003c\/strong\u003eflat-sided quadripod in the shape of a gourd, in translucent blue blown glass. The base and neck are worked and hot-applied. The vase features a rich polychrome enameled decoration of \u003cstrong\u003eJaponist inspiration\u003c\/strong\u003e, organized around an \u003cstrong\u003eaquatic universe\u003c\/strong\u003e populated by flowers and plants, notably water irises, fish, and flying insects. Dragonflies and a hummingbird animate the composition, while numerous gilded highlights emphasize certain elements of the decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is distinguished by a \u003cstrong\u003esubtle interplay of solids and voids\u003c\/strong\u003e and by the use of reserved motifs, which exploit the translucency of the glass and allow the decoration to extend visually from one side of the belly to the other. On one side, fine circular lines traced in enamel form a concentric movement evoking a swirl on the water's surface, in the center of which a fish appears. The composition thus seems to suggest the movement of a fish leaping out of the water, whose splash impacts the surrounding vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hot glasswork fully participates in this aquatic evocation. The blue glass drips on the neck particularly suggest liquid, lending the object an \u003cstrong\u003eorganic and fluid dimension\u003c\/strong\u003e. The color of the glass, the silhouette of the vase, the hot modeling, and the enameled decoration thus respond to each other in a highly coherent composition, where the material itself seems to participate in the depicted subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral vases by Auguste Jean adopt this same form, but each is distinguished by the color of the glass and the composition of its enameled decoration. These variations make each example a truly unique work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Auguste Jean","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54683462828373,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/5255\/4069\/files\/auguste-jean-vase-verre-emaille-carpe-poisson-japonisant.png?v=1787062416","url":"https:\/\/augustejean.com\/en\/products\/vase-verre-meplat-quadripode-gourde-bleu-japonisme-carpe","provider":"Auguste Jean","version":"1.0","type":"link"}