Caption

Vase with two dragon-shaped handles qiulong, maker, gift; Chinese art, Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, Qing style; dragons iconography; backdated signatures; belly in the shape of a flattened sphere; low, round foot; cylindrical short neck with a very slightly flared spout; 19th century, China; vessel; height 38 cm; diameter 15 cm; weight 10.0 kg, A dark brown rounded metal vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a light gray background, featuring a pair of sculpted animal handles on opposite sides near the shoulder and raised decorative motifs of mythical creatures and flowing cloudlike scrolls around its bulbous body, with a slightly flared foot supporting it; visible colors include dark brown, lighter brown highlights, and hints of black and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_366

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase two dragon-shaped handles qiulong maker gift Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Qing style dragons iconography backdated signatures belly shape flattened sphere low round foot cylindrical short neck slightly flared spout 19th century China vessel height 38 cm diameter 15 cm weight 10.0 kg dark brown rounded metal vessel narrow neck flared rim sits light gray background featuring pair sculpted animal handles opposite sides near shoulder raised decorative motifs mythical creatures flowing cloudlike scrolls bulbous body foot supporting visible colors include lighter brown highlights hints black gray.