Caption

Kuan-type vase with cover, Bielino faience manufactory; 1779–1800. Maker: Wolff, Karol fl. ca 1800. Chinoiserie, Chinese/Far Eastern motifs; Warsaw faience; 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 a thin simple plant twig; a painted flowered branch on the lid. Late 18th century. Place of origin: Warsaw, Poland. Vessel: height 19.5 cm, diameter 13.5 cm; lid: height 7.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm., A dark vase with a lid sits against a light gray background, the vase and lid are a deep blackish color with shiny highlights, decorated with a floral pattern rendered in metallic gold; the gold designs include stylized blossoms, leaves, and curling vines distributed over the rounded body and the neck, with a gold band near the base and small gold motifs on the lid and rim, and a glossy reflection of the vase visible on the smooth surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_083

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Keywords

Kuan-type vase cover Bielino faience manufactory 1779–1800 Maker Wolff Karol fl ca 1800 Chinoiserie Chinese Far Eastern motifs Warsaw faience 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 Place origin Warsaw Poland Vessel height 19.5 cm diameter 13.5 cm 7.5 cm diameter 10.5 cm dark vase lid sits light gray background vase deep blackish color shiny highlights decorated floral pattern rendered metallic gold gold designs include stylized blossoms leaves curling vines distributed rounded body gold band near base small gold motifs rim glossy reflection vase visible smooth surface beneath .