Caption

Hu-type vase, cicadas, Chinese, hu vessel, vases, Qing 1644–1911, ritual vessel, waves iconography, asanoha pattern, leiwen ornament, meander ornament, 19th century, China, vessel; height 22.1 cm, width 10.3 cm, depth 7.5 cm., A single tall vase-like object stands upright against a neutral light gray background and reflective surface, exhibiting a dark brown to black patina with subtle warm brown highlights; its elongated neck tapers into a bulbous midsection and narrows again toward a flared foot, and the surface shows carved and incised geometric patterns and raised decorative bands creating textured panels around the body, with a smooth rim at the top and a faint reflection of the object visible on the glossy surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_161

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77.2Mb (859.2Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hu-type vase cicadas Chinese hu vessel vases Qing 1644–1911 ritual vessel waves iconography asanoha pattern leiwen ornament meander ornament 19th century China vessel height 22.1 cm width 10.3 cm depth 7.5 cm single tall vase- object stands upright neutral light gray background reflective surface exhibiting dark brown black patina subtle warm brown highlights elongated neck tapers bulbous midsection narrows again flared foot surface carved incised geometric patterns raised decorative bands creating textured panels body smooth rim top faint reflection object visible glossy surface .