Caption

Bronze-framed vase, creator unknown, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911; decorative ceramic vessel with dragons and a pelican iconography, waves motif; plastic decoration in brown-stained biscuit; 2nd half of the 19th century, China; height 62.0 cm, width 27.0 cm., An upright ceramic vase with a rounded body and narrow neck sitting on an ornate metal stand, featuring a glossy brown main surface with a raised black dragon motif wrapping around it, a band of green glaze near the shoulder with a scalloped edge, a pale off-white neck with subtle crackle, and a blue-and-white wave-patterned lower border; the metal stand has a dark, aged finish with greenish patina.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_397

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (1.4Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze-framed vase creator unknown Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 decorative ceramic vessel dragons pelican iconography waves motif plastic decoration brown-stained biscuit 2nd half 19th century China height 62.0 cm width 27.0 cm upright ceramic vase rounded body narrow neck sitting ornate metal stand featuring glossy brown main surface raised black dragon motif wrapping band green glaze near shoulder scalloped edge pale off-white neck subtle crackle blue- -white wave-patterned lower border metal stand dark aged finish greenish patina.