{"product_id":"emile-galle-enameled-glass-dragon-vase","title":"Émile Gallé Enameled Glass \"Dragon\" Vase","description":"This early monumental enameled glass vase by Émile Gallé depicts a three-toed dragon in tones of teal, black, white, and yellow, captured in mid-flight. The design draws upon a Renaissance prototype popularized by Paolo Uccello, characterized by concentric circular scales derived from heraldic stylization and recalling the osteoderms of a crocodile’s back.\rThe dragon is enlivened with incisive details—molar-like teeth, a forked tongue, gill-like facial appendages, and banded horns—while thin applications of white enamel create the illusion of translucent wings. A brunaille rendering of the body against the ground enhances depth and modeling, lending the creature a sculptural presence.\rThe background, conceived in a palette evocative of ink on raw silk, pays homage to the Japanese kakemono (hanging scroll), whose compositional restraint and tonal subtlety profoundly influenced Gallé in the 1880s and 1890s. The vase’s body shifts from transparency at the upper register to increasing opacity toward the base, forming a horizontal gradient that suggests sky, horizon, and earth. A lower border of teal anthemia imparts a classical accent, while an applied ring foot provides an architectural conclusion to the form.\r","brand":"Macklowe Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350524543212,"sku":"YG-22126","price":125000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0479\/4420\/4448\/files\/Untitled_000783f1-8aee-467b-9e3a-ae83477936cd.jpg?v=1772488620","url":"https:\/\/www.macklowegallery.com\/products\/emile-galle-enameled-glass-dragon-vase","provider":"MackloweGallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}