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 and a narrow neck sits against a plain background, decorated with floral bands and intricate patterns; the top band shows a row of painted flowers in colors including red, orange, yellow, green, and a touch of pink, while the main body displays a dark, textured surface with carved or painted floral motifs in deep blues and blacks with small highlights of gold; a lower band echoes the colorful flowers in red, yellow, and orange above a dark foot that shares the same deep blue and black floral pattern, and the overall visible colors include black, dark blue, green, red, orange, yellow, gold, and pink.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_339

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.2Mb (1010.3Kb) / 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 narrow neck sits plain background decorated floral bands intricate patterns top band row painted flowers colors red orange yellow green touch pink main body displays dark textured surface carved painted floral motifs deep blues blacks small highlights lower band echoes colorful flowers dark foot shares deep blue black floral pattern visible colors include black dark blue pink.