Shippo in paintings
- Pair of Shippō Vases
Emperor Meiji and his wife are sitting on luxury chairs in front of a painting.[5] Behind Prince Haru we see a highly decorated vase filled with flowers and tree branches. The illustration shows that the imperial family would decorate their living place with ikebana, Japanese flower arrangements. Although Namikawa Sosuke did not make the vase in this painting, it gives us an idea of the potential use of vases made for the emperor at that time.