Caption

Bowl with a lid, ceramics, colored porcelain, Qing dynasty Tongzhi period, 1862–1874, China; vessel with bats and swastikas loosely placed in the background of the decoration; genre scenes; hieroglyphs; height 8.6 cm, diameter 10.3 cm., A small lidded bowl with a rounded body and a short pedestal, predominantly orange with a glossy finish, decorated with several white circular medallions containing geometric line patterns and stylized motifs, and a few painted figural scenes in pastel colors including pink, green, and light blue. The rim and foot edges show thin gold accents. There are small gold cloud-like motifs and tiny decorative marks scattered on the orange surface. The interior visible at the top is white with a narrow orange band near the rim. The object sits on a reflective gray surface that mirrors the colors and shapes, and the background is a smooth medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_048

License type

Rights managed

Available size

81.8Mb (887.0Kb) / 20.0in x 15.9in / 6000 x 4763 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl lid ceramics colored porcelain Qing dynasty Tongzhi period 1862–1874 China vessel bats swastikas loosely placed background decoration genre scenes hieroglyphs height 8.6 cm diameter 10.3 cm small lidded bowl rounded body short pedestal predominantly orange glossy finish decorated several white circular medallions containing geometric line patterns stylized motifs painted figural scenes pastel colors pink green light blue rim foot edges thin gold accents small gold cloud- motifs tiny decorative marks scattered orange surface interior visible top white narrow orange band near object sits reflective gray surface mirrors colors shapes smooth medium gray.