Caption

Bowl with a lid, decorated with ducks and peaches, colored porcelain. Chinese, Qing dynasty, Tongzhi period 1862–1874. Porcelain bowl on a ring foot with a lid-stand; exterior painted with a duck among reeds in delicate black line and an inscription. Lid decorated with a branch bearing peach fruit. Vessel, height 9 cm, diameter 10.3 cm., A white porcelain lidded cup with a shallow domed lid sits centered on a reflective surface against a gray background; the cup and lid have thin gold rims and delicate grayish-brown painted botanical and landscape motifs including slender leaves and a textured cluster resembling foliage, and the cup shows faint decorative marks in the same grayish-brown tone, with the reflection of the cup visible below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_491

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.2Mb (823.4Kb) / 20.0in x 17.1in / 6000 x 5136 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl lid decorated ducks peaches colored porcelain Chinese Qing dynasty Tongzhi period 1862–1874 Porcelain bowl ring foot lid-stand exterior painted duck reeds delicate black line inscription Lid decorated branch bearing peach fruit Vessel height 9 cm diameter 10.3 cm white porcelain lidded cup shallow domed sits centered reflective surface gray background thin gold rims delicate grayish-brown painted botanical landscape motifs slender leaves textured cluster resembling foliage faint decorative marks grayish-brown tone reflection cup visible .