Klimt The Kiss Vase – Ceramic Bud Vase 7H (VAS03KL)

Klimt’s The Kiss as a ceramic bud vase

This Klimt The Kiss vase turns one of art’s best-known embraces into a usable object. It is a slim ceramic bud vase sized for a desk, shelf, or bedside table. The artwork wraps around the cylinder, so the scene stays present as you turn it. It is romance, but in a practical format.

The image comes from Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss painting (often dated 1907–08). Klimt’s gold-and-pattern language makes the figures feel both intimate and monumental. On a vase, that patterning becomes a decorative band you can live with every day. If you collect love-themed art gifts, this piece fits right in. You can browse more in our Romance, Love & Wedding collection.

Why this vase works on a table

This Klimt The Kiss vase is intentionally narrow. It looks best with a small arrangement, a few stems, or a tight cluster of buds. That scale matches the artwork’s quiet closeness. It also keeps the vase from shouting over everything else in the room. Humans do enough shouting already.

Product details

• Item: Klimt The Kiss ceramic bud vase
• Dimensions: 7 in H × 2.5 in W × 2.5 in D
• Material: glazed ceramic
• Weight: 14 oz
• Artwork: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt (printed on all sides)
• Printing: four-color process for vivid detail
• Includes: full-color description card
• Collection: Parastone Museum Gift Collection
• Product number: VAS03KL

A romantic pairing idea

If you want a “two mediums, one theme” moment, pair this Klimt The Kiss vase with a sculpture. Rodin’s lovers make a perfect companion to Klimt’s embrace. See the collection here: Rodin: The Kiss & The Thinker.

Or for more Klimt artworks turned into sculptures and gifts: Klimt Collection

Short art note

Klimt’s style is famous for pattern, symbolism, and the tension between surface and feeling. In The Kiss, the gold fields read like a shared world built around the figures. That is part of why the image adapts so well to decorative objects. The surface is the story.

For more reading from the web

• Are the circles a reference to red blood cells? Read the online article "Medico-Artistic Analysis of Red Blood Cells in Gustav Klimt’s ‘The Kiss’."
• How does Klimt guide the eye and shape emotion? Explore the neuroaesthetic study "Absorbing the Gaze, Scattering Looks: Klimt’s Distinctive Style and Its Two-Fold Effect on the Eye of the Beholder."
• Belvedere (Vienna), object entry for The Kiss: Read on the Belvedere collection site.
• Background and references: Wikipedia: The Kiss (Klimt).