Caption

Vase, gift, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China; dark soapstone vase with bas-relief and openwork in places, featuring dragons iconography; one of three; height 17.7 cm, width 8.7 cm., A tall, vase-like object with a flared, scalloped rim and a narrow base stands against a dark gray background; the object has a vertical, slightly tapered central body flanked by two decorative, pierced panels with scalloped edges and irregular cutouts, and the surface shows mottled shades of dark brown, black, and hints of olive with a subtle glossy sheen.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_390

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (576.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase gift Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China dark soapstone vase bas-relief openwork places featuring dragons iconography three height 17.7 cm width 8.7 cm tall vase- object flared scalloped rim narrow base stands dark gray background vertical slightly tapered central body flanked two decorative pierced panels scalloped edges irregular cutouts surface mottled shades dark brown black hints olive subtle glossy sheen.