Caption

Vase — moon bottle pilgrim with a sleeve; maker, ; cloisonné enamel; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China; subject/iconography: peacocks, herons, dragons; ornament: flower tendril, lotus tendril; Chinese art/culture; vessel; height 39.3 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 11.4 cm., A tall, narrow vase with a bulbous middle and a flared neck sits against a plain light gray background, the vase surface covered in an ornate pattern of turquoise, gold, dark brown, red, green, and white hues, and topped and rimmed with metallic gold; a decorative gold-colored sculpted ornament resembling a stylized animal motif is attached beneath the neck, and the vase casts a faint reflection on the glossy surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_140

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase moon bottle pilgrim sleeve maker cloisonné enamel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China subject iconography peacocks herons dragons ornament flower tendril lotus tendril Chinese art culture vessel height 39.3 cm width 28.5 cm depth 11.4 cm tall narrow vase bulbous middle flared neck sits plain light gray background vase surface covered ornate pattern turquoise gold dark brown red green white hues topped rimmed metallic gold decorative gold-colored sculpted resembling stylized animal motif attached beneath neck vase casts faint reflection glossy surface .