Caption

Flowerpot, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 18th/19th century. Blue-and-white porcelain jardinnière with floral decorations—lotuses and flowers—and birds including phoenixes. Vessel; height 15.2 cm., A hexagonal ceramic vessel with an open top, shown against a neutral gray background, sits on a reflective surface. The vessel is predominantly white with cobalt blue painted decoration, including a band of floral and cloud-like motifs near the rim and a lower band of repeating vertical panels with stylized floral elements. Each face features a circular medallion with a bird motif rendered in blue. The vessel stands on short bracket feet, and the interior appears unglazed or lightly stained compared with the exterior. The visible colors are white, cobalt blue, gray, and a small area of beige on the feet.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_230

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (706.9Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flowerpot Chinese Qing 1644–1911 18th 19th century Blue- -white porcelain jardinnière floral decorations lotuses flowers birds phoenixes Vessel height 15.2 cm hexagonal ceramic vessel open top shown neutral gray background sits reflective surface vessel predominantly white cobalt blue painted decoration band floral cloud- motifs near rim lower band repeating vertical panels stylized floral elements face features circular medallion bird motif rendered blue vessel stands short bracket feet interior unglazed lightly stained compared exterior visible colors white gray small area beige feet.