Caption

Vase, Qajar dynasty 1785–1925, Persian, 19th century, lacquer vase. Decoration: densely placed plant motifs peonies with gold contouring; collar and above the foot decorated with flowers red and gold. Inscription Italian on inner card noting it is a lacquer vase. Vessel; height 32.0 cm, diameter 17.0 cm., A tall vase with a rounded body tapering to a narrower foot, decorated with floral bands and a dark central field; the top and lower bands show a group of stylized flowers in red, yellow, orange, green, and hints of blue against a dark background, separated by narrow goldish borders; the central area is predominantly dark with an embossed or painted pattern of flowers in deep blue and muted gold tones creating a textured appearance; the neck and base rim are dark, with touches of goldish trim, and the overall color palette includes black, dark blue, green, red, yellow, orange, and goldish accents.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_337

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 12.8in x 20.0in / 3854 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Qajar dynasty 1785–1925 Persian 19th century lacquer vase Decoration densely placed plant motifs peonies gold contouring collar foot decorated flowers red gold Inscription Italian inner card noting Vessel height 32.0 cm diameter 17.0 cm tall vase rounded body tapering narrower foot decorated floral bands dark central field top lower bands group stylized flowers red yellow orange green hints blue dark background separated narrow goldish borders central area predominantly dark embossed painted pattern flowers deep blue muted tones creating textured appearance neck base rim dark touches goldish trim color palette includes black dark blue goldish accents.