Caption

Cylindrical horn vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period 1662–1722, colored porcelain in the famille verte palette. Ceramic vessel decorated with lotus tendril ornament and belt decoration. Height 37.5 cm; diameter 18.0 cm; weight 2.35 kg., A tall flared ceramic vase standing on a smooth surface, decorated all over with an intricate scrolling vine pattern in green, set against a white background with accents of brown, yellow, orange, and pale flesh tones; the surface shows a repeating motif of three seated figures positioned within the vinework, each figure wearing a green garment and holding a round orange object, and the vase is divided visually by a few narrow horizontal decorative bands in brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_252

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47.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 11.1in x 16.6in / 3328 x 4992 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cylindrical horn vase Chinese Qing dynasty Kangxi period 1662–1722 colored porcelain famille verte palette Ceramic vessel decorated lotus tendril ornament belt decoration Height 37.5 cm diameter 18.0 cm weight 2.35 kg tall flared ceramic vase standing smooth surface decorated intricate scrolling vine pattern green set white background accents brown yellow orange pale flesh tones surface repeating motif three seated figures positioned within vinework figure wearing green garment holding round orange object vase divided visually narrow horizontal decorative bands brown.