Caption

Hu-type vase, relief decoration; hu vessel; Chinese art; Chinese culture; meander ornament; ceremonial and ritual vessel with clouds and sea waves motifs; Xuande 1426–1435, Ming 1368–1644, Qing 1644–1911; backdated signatures; quadrilateral with rounded lower edges; with an inscription; 17th century ; China; height 24.0 cm, width 12.0 cm., An ornate metal vessel stands upright against a neutral gray background, its surface showing a patina of dark bronze and lighter brass tones; the top section is rectangular and slightly weathered with brownish and golden hues, the neck below it decorated with intricate swirling wave-like engravings in darker and lighter bronze, the midsection broadens into a bulbous body covered in carved patterns resembling stylized clouds and flowing waves with subtle contrast between dark and warm metallic shades, a band separates this from the lower rounded base which features repeated geometric and curvilinear motifs in similar bronze and brass colors, the piece rests on a short foot and its reflection is visible on the smooth surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_447

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hu-type vase relief decoration hu vessel Chinese art Chinese culture meander ornament ceremonial ritual vessel clouds sea waves motifs Xuande 1426–1435 Ming 1368–1644 Qing 1644–1911 backdated signatures quadrilateral rounded lower edges inscription 17th century China height 24.0 cm width 12.0 cm ornate metal vessel stands upright neutral gray background surface showing patina dark bronze lighter brass tones top section rectangular slightly weathered brownish golden hues neck decorated intricate swirling wave- engravings darker lighter bronze midsection broadens bulbous body covered carved patterns resembling stylized clouds flowing waves subtle contrast dark warm metallic shades band separates lower rounded base features repeated geometric curvilinear motifs bronze brass colors piece rests short foot reflection visible smooth surface beneath .