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Kuan-type vase with cover, faience manufactory Bielino 1779–1800. Maker: Karol Wolff fl. ca. 1800. Chinoiserie—Chinese/Far Eastern motifs; Warsaw faience; unknown provenance. Low kuan-type vase in the shape of a bulging baluster with a cylindrical neck and a low domed cover with an acorn-shaped handle. Against a chocolate background a gold-painted scene: fragment of a garden with two chrysanthemum bushes, a peony bush, a palm tree, a rice fence, and between them the figure of a Chinese man with a bag and a walking stick. Around the neck is a thin simple plant twig; a painted flowered branch on the lid. Late 18th century, Poland. Vessel: height 19.5 cm, diameter 13.5 cm; lid: height 7.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm., A dark ceramic lidded vase with a rounded body and a flared rim, decorated with gold-painted floral motifs and a gold-outlined figure holding a staff and a small object, the lid topped with a small finial, set against a pale gray background and reflected faintly on the surface below; visible colors include dark brown or black on the vase, gold for the decoration, and gray in the background and reflection.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_080

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Keywords

Kuan-type vase cover faience manufactory Bielino 1779–1800 Maker Karol Wolff fl ca 1800 Chinoiserie Chinese Far Eastern motifs Warsaw faience unknown provenance Low kuan-type vase shape bulging baluster cylindrical neck low domed acorn-shaped handle chocolate background gold-painted scene fragment garden two chrysanthemum bushes peony bush palm tree rice fence them figure Chinese man bag walking stick neck thin simple plant twig painted flowered branch lid Late 18th century Poland Vessel height 19.5 cm diameter 13.5 cm 7.5 cm diameter 10.5 cm dark ceramic lidded vase rounded body flared rim decorated gold-painted floral motifs gold-outlined holding staff small object lid topped small finial set pale gray background reflected faintly surface visible colors include dark brown black gold decoration gray background reflection.