Caption

Tall bang chui vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty Kangxi period, 1662–1722, 17th century. Blue-and-white porcelain vessel, height 46.0 cm. Wide cylindrical neck terminating in a round ring, angular shoulders and an oval belly gently tapering toward the bottom, overall shape resembling a wooden hammer/pestle. Surface densely painted with fo lions playing with a rag ball among clouds; ring around the neck decorated with a meander., A tall ceramic bottle-shaped vase with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a dark background, its surface predominantly white with painted blue decorative motifs; the blue designs include stylized cloudlike swirls and several mythical lionlike creatures in dynamic poses distributed across the body and neck, with detailed fur, expressive faces, flowing manes, and curled tails; a band of geometric blue pattern encircles the rim, and the base shows a thin blue line; the overall visible colors are white and shades of blue against a black and gray backdrop.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_228

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Rights managed

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47.5Mb (994.0Kb) / 11.1in x 16.6in / 3328 x 4992 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tall bang chui vase Chinese Qing dynasty Kangxi period 1662–1722 17th century Blue- -white porcelain vessel height 46.0 cm Wide cylindrical neck terminating round ring angular shoulders oval belly gently tapering bottom shape resembling wooden hammer pestle Surface densely painted fo lions playing rag ball clouds ring neck decorated meander tall ceramic bottle-shaped vase narrow neck flared rim sits dark background surface predominantly white painted blue decorative motifs blue designs include stylized cloudlike swirls several mythical lionlike creatures dynamic poses distributed across body neck detailed fur expressive faces flowing manes curled tails band geometric blue pattern encircles rim base thin blue line visible colors white shades blue black gray backdrop.