Caption

Hu-type vase, ; cicadas; Chinese; hu vessel, vases; Qing 1644–1911; ritual vessel; motifs: waves, asanoha pattern, leiwen ornament, meander ornament; 19th century ; China; vessel; height 22.1 cm, width 10.3 cm, depth 7.5 cm., A dark brown vessel with a narrow neck flaring into a wider body and a rounded base, standing on a short foot and reflected faintly on the glossy surface beneath; the vessel has a pair of small horizontal handles on its upper sides and features carved decorative panels with textured and linear patterns, including elongated triangular motifs and banded ornamentation; the background is a smooth pale gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_160

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hu-type vase cicadas Chinese hu vessel vases Qing 1644–1911 ritual vessel motifs waves asanoha pattern leiwen ornament meander ornament 19th century China vessel height 22.1 cm width 10.3 cm depth 7.5 cm dark brown vessel narrow neck flaring wider body rounded base standing short foot reflected faintly glossy surface beneath pair small horizontal handles upper sides features carved decorative panels textured linear patterns elongated triangular motifs banded ornamentation background smooth pale gray.