Caption

Vase with two taotie masks;, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 18th–19th century; porcelain vessel with dragons and taotie iconography in full sculpture and bas-relief; height 15.2 cm, width 8.8 cm, depth 3.3 cm., A pale, creamy white carved object resembling a slender vessel stands upright against a smooth gradient background that shifts from dark gray at the top to lighter gray near the bottom; the vessel has a flared base, a slightly curved body with subtle carved decorative patterns, and a fluted upper section that narrows into a curved spout, with small rectangular openwork handles on its sides creating a faint shadow on the surface beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_383

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77.2Mb (305.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase two taotie masks Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century porcelain vessel dragons taotie iconography full sculpture bas-relief height 15.2 cm width 8.8 cm depth 3.3 cm pale creamy white carved object resembling slender vessel stands upright smooth gradient background shifts dark gray top lighter gray near bottom vessel flared base slightly curved body subtle decorative patterns fluted upper section narrows curved spout small rectangular openwork handles sides creating faint shadow surface beneath.