Caption

Vase, Chinese, 18th century, colored porcelain, figurative genre and battle scenes, vessel, height 31.0 cm, width 11.0 cm, A tall, tapered rectangular ceramic vase with a flared rim sits against a plain gray background; the vase is predominantly white with painted scenes in colors including green, orange, blue, yellow, black, and brown. The surface shows several painted figures in traditional dress engaged in activities among stylized trees and foliage rendered in green and brown, with one scene featuring a mounted figure on a gray horse wearing colorful garments in blue and orange. Near the upper section there is a decorative band with circular motifs in blue, yellow, and green, and a small sculpted face with a gold-colored ring projecting from the front. The rim has a thin decorative border in muted green and brown, and the base edge is accented with a repeating vertical pattern in yellow, green, and brown. The overall finish is glossy porcelain.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_334

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.6Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese 18th century colored porcelain figurative genre battle scenes vessel height 31.0 cm width 11.0 cm tall tapered rectangular ceramic vase flared rim sits plain gray background vase predominantly white painted scenes colors green orange blue yellow black brown surface several painted figures traditional dress engaged activities stylized trees foliage rendered scene featuring mounted figure gray horse wearing colorful garments Near upper section decorative band circular motifs small sculpted face gold-colored ring projecting front rim thin decorative border muted green base edge accented repeating vertical pattern finish glossy porcelain.