Caption

Vase, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, Islamic art, Persian; lacquer vase, 19th century, Iran. Vessel, height 32.0 cm, diameter 17.0 cm. Decoration: densely placed plant motifs peonies with gold contouring; on the collar and above the foot flowers red and gold. Inside a card no. 54 with an inscription in Italian noting it is a lacquer vase., A tall vase with a rounded body tapering to a narrow base and short neck, featuring an overall dark background with intricate floral patterns; a band near the top and another near the base show brightly colored flowers in red, yellow, orange and green, while the central body area has a dense, textured floral design in deep green and dark tones with small accents of muted gold; the neck and foot rim are dark, and the image background is a neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_335

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 12.8in x 20.0in / 3854 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 Islamic art Persian lacquer vase 19th century Iran Vessel height 32.0 cm diameter 17.0 cm Decoration densely placed plant motifs peonies gold contouring collar foot flowers red gold Inside card no 54 inscription Italian noting tall vase rounded body tapering narrow base short neck featuring dark background intricate floral patterns band near top another near base brightly colored flowers red yellow orange green central body area dense textured floral design deep green dark tones small accents muted gold neck foot rim dark image background neutral gray.