Caption

Vase, Chinese, 19th century, China; colored porcelain vessel with figurative court scenes, butterflies, plant and floral ornaments; decorative ceramic vase; height 93.0 cm, diameter 34.0 cm., A tall decorative vase with a flared rim and a narrow neck widening into a rounded body sits against a dark gray background; the vase surface is densely painted with intricate scenes and patterns in bright colors including green, pink, red, gold, blue, white, and black, and features a group of small human figures in traditional dress depicted on the neck and body, floral and foliate motifs, and bird and butterfly imagery in framed panels; the neck has sculpted gold-colored handles in the shape of stylized animal heads and additional gold ornamental details where the neck meets the shoulder; the rim interior appears white, and the base edge shows a thin band of lighter color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_249

License type

Rights managed

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79.4Mb (3.2Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese 19th century China colored porcelain vessel figurative court scenes butterflies plant floral ornaments decorative ceramic vase height 93.0 cm diameter 34.0 cm tall decorative vase flared rim narrow neck widening rounded body sits dark gray background vase surface densely painted intricate scenes patterns bright colors green pink red gold blue white black features group small human figures traditional dress depicted body floral foliate motifs bird butterfly imagery framed panels sculpted gold-colored handles shape stylized animal heads additional gold ornamental details neck meets shoulder rim interior base edge thin band lighter color.