Caption

Vase with two taotie masks; maker, from Ignacy Jan Paderewski; 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, smooth vessel in a white to creamy color sits centered against a gradient background of dark gray at the top fading to lighter gray toward the bottom. The vessel has a flared mouth with a curved pouring spout, an elongated body with carved decorative patterns, and an attached ornate handle with angular cutouts and a hooked end. The base narrows then flares outward, and subtle carved motifs wrap around the midsection and upper portion of the piece. The surface appears polished and translucent in places, casting soft shadows on the light gray surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_386

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (317.2Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase two taotie masks maker Ignacy Jan Paderewski 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 smooth vessel white creamy color sits centered gradient background dark gray top fading lighter gray bottom vessel flared mouth curved pouring spout elongated body carved decorative patterns attached ornate handle angular cutouts hooked base narrows flares outward subtle carved motifs wrap midsection upper portion piece surface polished translucent places casting soft shadows light gray surface beneath .