Caption

Vase, Chinese; figurative court scenes with butterflies, floral and plant ornaments; colored porcelain; 19th century, China; vessel; height 93 cm, diameter 34 cm., A tall decorative vase with an elongated neck and flared rim sits against a dark background; the vase is covered in intricate painted scenes and floral patterns in colors including green, pink, red, blue, gold, and white, with gilded ornamental handles shaped like stylized animal or mythical figures on the neck and shoulder; the body displays framed pictorial panels featuring groups of people in traditional dress and natural motifs with birds and flowers, surrounded by dense scrolling foliage and rosette designs; the rim and base edges are also decorated with patterned bands and floral motifs, and the overall surface shows a highly detailed, colorful enamel finish.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_256

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.4Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese figurative court scenes butterflies floral plant ornaments colored porcelain 19th century China vessel height 93 cm diameter 34 cm tall decorative vase elongated neck flared rim sits dark background vase covered intricate painted scenes floral patterns colors green pink red blue gold white gilded ornamental handles shaped stylized animal mythical figures neck shoulder body displays framed pictorial panels featuring groups people traditional dress natural motifs birds flowers surrounded dense scrolling foliage rosette designs rim base edges also decorated patterned bands floral motifs surface highly detailed colorful enamel finish.