Caption

Vase, Chinese, 19th century, colored porcelain vessel with figurative court scenes, butterflies, plant and floral ornamentation; height 93.0 cm, diameter 34.0 cm., A tall decorative porcelain vase stands against a dark background, featuring ornate painted scenes and floral motifs in a palette of pink, green, gold, red, blue, white, and touches of black. The vase has a flared rim and a long neck with painted narrative panels showing groups of people in colorful robes, and the body displays framed panels with birds and floral arrangements surrounded by dense scrolling foliage and blossoms. Gilded sculptural handles shaped like stylized animal heads are attached at the neck, and additional raised gold ornamental elements accent the shoulder area. The lower section repeats floral garlands and intricate decorative borders, and the overall surface is richly detailed with many small motifs and repeated patterns.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_251

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.4Mb (2.3Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese 19th century colored porcelain vessel figurative court scenes butterflies plant floral ornamentation height 93.0 cm diameter 34.0 cm tall decorative porcelain vase stands dark background featuring ornate painted scenes floral motifs palette pink green gold red blue white touches black vase flared rim long neck painted narrative panels showing groups people colorful robes body displays framed panels birds floral arrangements surrounded dense scrolling foliage blossoms Gilded sculptural handles shaped stylized animal heads attached neck additional raised gold ornamental elements accent shoulder area lower section repeats floral garlands intricate decorative borders surface richly detailed small motifs repeated patterns.