Caption

Bian hu moon pilgrim bottle, 17th century China, blue-and-white porcelain vessel decorated with figurative scenes of circus performers, floral tendrils and plant ornaments; height 15 cm, diameter 3.5 cm., A small round ceramic vessel with a short cylindrical neck and a flattened base, decorated in blue on a white ground; the body shows a circular painted scene with a group of people wearing flowing garments, and the neck and surrounding areas feature floral and scrolling motifs; there are sculpted dragon-like handles on either side of the neck, and the base edge has vertical banding; visible colors include blue and white, with subtle gray reflections from the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_196

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Rights managed

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82.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bian hu moon pilgrim bottle 17th century China blue- -white porcelain vessel decorated figurative scenes circus performers floral tendrils plant ornaments height 15 cm diameter 3.5 cm small round ceramic vessel short cylindrical neck flattened base decorated blue white ground body circular painted scene group people wearing flowing garments neck surrounding areas feature floral scrolling motifs sculpted dragon- handles side base edge vertical banding visible colors include white subtle gray reflections surface.