Caption

Hand warmer, colored porcelain, Qing dynasty Tongzhi period, 1862–1874, China. Ceramic vessel with bulging body and flat recessed lid pierced with five holes; decorated with floral motifs—peonies, lotuses—and peaches as longevity shou iconography. Height 7.3 cm; diameter 11.2 cm., A small white ceramic bowl with a flared rim sits on a reflective gray surface, showing a soft mirrored reflection beneath it; the bowl is decorated with delicate floral motifs in pink, blue, green, and yellow, accented with fine reddish-orange decorative marks along the rim and repeated vertical ornamental symbols around the body, and there are touches of gold along the rim.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_196

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Keywords

Hand warmer colored porcelain Qing dynasty Tongzhi period 1862–1874 China Ceramic vessel bulging body flat recessed lid pierced five holes decorated floral motifs peonies lotuses peaches longevity shou iconography Height 7.3 cm diameter 11.2 cm small white ceramic bowl flared rim sits reflective gray surface showing soft mirrored reflection beneath bowl delicate floral motifs pink blue green yellow accented fine reddish-orange decorative marks repeated vertical ornamental symbols body touches gold rim.