Caption

Vase, gift, vase, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, plant ornament, vase made of dark soapstone, bas-relief, openwork in places; one of three, 19th century, China, vessel, height 11.3 cm, width 7.8 cm, A dark carved cylindrical object sits centered against a gradient background, showing a few shades of gray and black in the surroundings; the object itself is mainly black with subtle dark gray highlights and a slightly lighter gray base. The surface of the object displays carved floral and leaf patterns with openwork sections and scalloped edges along the top and bottom. The background transitions from very dark gray at the top to lighter gray near the bottom, creating a muted contrast with the black carved piece.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_392

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (638.9Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase gift vase Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 plant ornament dark soapstone bas-relief openwork places three 19th century China vessel height 11.3 cm width 7.8 cm dark carved cylindrical object sits centered gradient background showing shades gray black surroundings object itself mainly black subtle dark gray highlights slightly lighter gray base surface object displays floral leaf patterns openwork sections scalloped edges top bottom background transitions dark gray lighter gray near creating muted contrast piece.