Caption

Bowl, 19th century, China, Qing 1644–1911. Spotted agate vessel, hexagonal in the upper part, on a ring foot; height 4.7 cm, diameter 8.0 cm. Decoration: morning glory; handles shaped as leafy branches with a flower. Yellow-rusty staining and black dots in the agate., A translucent cup-like object sits on a flat surface against a dark background, with a smooth rounded base and a slightly flared rim that is irregular and uneven; the object appears made of a milky, semi-opaque material showing creamy white and pale yellow tones with some darker amber areas and a few small darker inclusions; there is a curled handle-like protrusion on one side with a similar pale yellow coloration, and the surface shows subtle variations in translucency and smoothness, casting a soft shadow to one side on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_467

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (275.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl 19th century China Qing 1644–1911 Spotted agate vessel hexagonal upper part ring foot height 4.7 cm diameter 8.0 cm Decoration morning glory handles shaped leafy branches flower Yellow-rusty staining black dots translucent cup- object sits flat surface dark background smooth rounded base slightly flared rim irregular uneven object milky semi-opaque material showing creamy white pale yellow tones darker amber areas small darker inclusions curled handle- protrusion side pale yellow coloration surface subtle variations translucency smoothness casting soft shadow .