Caption

Vase, Chinese, 18th century, porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration, figurative genre and battle scenes, vessel, height 31.2 cm, width 11.0 cm, An upright hexagonal porcelain vase with a flared square rim, decorated all over with painted scenes and motifs in colors including green, blue, orange, red, yellow, and brown on a white ground; one visible side shows figures in flowing robes engaged in action among trees and banners, another side shows figures seated under trees, and the panels are separated by decorative bands with floral and geometric patterns; a small sculpted ring handle appears on one corner, and the base edge is finished with a narrow multicolored border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_328

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.4Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese 18th century porcelain polychrome enamel decoration figurative genre battle scenes vessel height 31.2 cm width 11.0 cm upright hexagonal porcelain vase flared square rim decorated painted scenes motifs colors green blue orange red yellow brown white ground visible side figures flowing robes engaged action trees banners another side seated under trees panels separated decorative bands floral geometric patterns small sculpted ring handle corner base edge finished narrow multicolored border.