Caption

Tall bang chui vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period 1662–1722, 17th century. Blue-and-white porcelain vessel shaped like a wooden hammer/pestle with a wide cylindrical neck terminating in a round ring, angular shoulders and an oval belly tapering toward the base; height 46.0 cm. Surface densely painted with fo lion motifs playing with a rag ball among clouds; ring around the neck decorated with a meander., A tall ceramic vase with a cylindrical neck and rounded body sits against a dark background, decorated in blue on a white ground with a repeating motif of stylized mythical creatures and swirling cloud-like forms; the blue decoration varies in tone from deep cobalt to lighter blue washes, and the white ceramic shows a glossy surface with subtle reflections.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_227

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Tall bang chui vase Chinese Qing dynasty Kangxi period 1662–1722 17th century Blue- -white porcelain vessel shaped wooden hammer pestle wide cylindrical neck terminating round ring angular shoulders oval belly tapering base height 46.0 cm Surface densely painted fo lion motifs playing rag ball clouds ring neck decorated meander tall ceramic vase cylindrical neck rounded body sits dark background decorated blue white ground repeating motif stylized mythical creatures swirling cloud- forms blue decoration varies tone deep cobalt lighter blue washes white ceramic glossy surface subtle reflections.