Caption

Gilded bronze mounted vase — lamp body; creator, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; decorative vessel/vase used as a lamp body; cracklework decoration; 18th century; China; height 33 cm; provenance unknown., A rounded ceramic vessel in off-white with a crackled surface glaze sits on an ornate metallic stand. The vessel has a narrow neck with a metallic rim in a warm golden color and a dark decorative ring handle attached to a sculpted dark motif on the body. A thin dark band encircles the vessel near its midsection. The stand beneath is an intricate openwork design in a golden color with curving, scroll-like elements and a reflective surface beneath. The visible colors include off-white, dark brown or black, and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_315

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gilded bronze mounted vase lamp body creator Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 decorative vessel cracklework decoration 18th century China height 33 cm provenance unknown rounded ceramic vessel off-white crackled surface glaze sits ornate metallic stand vessel narrow neck metallic rim warm golden color dark decorative ring handle attached sculpted dark motif body thin dark band encircles vessel near midsection stand beneath intricate openwork design golden color curving scroll- elements reflective surface beneath visible colors include dark brown black gold.