Caption

Bowl with a lid, ceramics, colored porcelain, Qing dynasty Tongzhi, 1862–1874, China; subject: bats and swastikas loosely placed in the background of the decoration, genre scenes; inscriptions: hieroglyphs; vessel; height 8.6 cm, diameter 10.3 cm; Chinese art., An orange ceramic bowl with a lid sits centered on a reflective gray surface, showing a reflection beneath it; the bowl has white cloud-shaped panels decorated with painted figures in pastel colors including light blue, pink, purple, green, and flesh tones, and small decorative motifs in gold on the orange background; the lid has a short orange neck and a white interior rim, and the overall scene is set against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_045

License type

Rights managed

Available size

81.8Mb (891.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.9in / 6000 x 4763 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl lid ceramics colored porcelain Qing dynasty Tongzhi 1862–1874 China subject bats swastikas loosely placed background decoration genre scenes inscriptions hieroglyphs vessel height 8.6 cm diameter 10.3 cm Chinese art orange ceramic bowl lid sits centered reflective gray surface showing reflection beneath bowl white cloud-shaped panels decorated painted figures pastel colors light blue pink purple green flesh tones small decorative motifs gold orange background short orange neck white interior rim scene set plain gray background.