Caption

Hand warmer, ceramics, colored porcelain, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, Tongzhi period 1862–1874. Bulging vessel with a flat recessed lid pierced with five holes. Decorated with floral motifs — peonies, lotuses — peaches; longevity shou iconography. China, 1862–1874. Height 7.3 cm; diameter 11.2 cm., A small round porcelain bowl with a flared rim sits on a reflective surface against a plain gray background, showing a reflection beneath it. The bowl is primarily white with painted floral designs in pink, green, yellow, and turquoise, and decorative motifs in a reddish-orange around the rim and scattered on the body. The rim has a thin band of reddish-orange decoration and a narrow gold edge, and the interior of the bowl shows a circular painted scene with the same color palette. The painted flowers include blossoms and leaves with visible brushwork in shades of pink, green, yellow, and blue-green on the exterior. The overall scene is clean and evenly lit, emphasizing the glossy finish of the porcelain and the muted gray of the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_194

License type

Rights managed

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89.9Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 17.5in / 6000 x 5238 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hand warmer ceramics colored porcelain Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Tongzhi period 1862–1874 Bulging vessel flat recessed lid pierced five holes Decorated floral motifs peonies lotuses peaches longevity shou iconography China 1862–1874 Height 7.3 cm diameter 11.2 cm small round porcelain bowl flared rim sits reflective surface plain gray background showing reflection beneath bowl primarily white painted floral designs pink green yellow turquoise decorative motifs reddish-orange rim scattered body thin band reddish-orange decoration narrow gold edge interior circular painted scene color palette painted flowers include blossoms leaves visible brushwork shades blue-green exterior clean evenly lit emphasizing glossy finish porcelain muted gray background.