Caption

Vase-bottle, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736–1795, 18th century China. Blue-and-white porcelain vessel with bulbous belly slightly flattened at the top; decoration of dragons including dragon with a pearl, waves/sea waves, and pearls. Signed. Height 54 cm, diameter 46 cm., A rounded ceramic vase with decorative patterns rests on a folded fabric cushion on a dark surface against a dark background; the vase shows a design of flowing wave-like motifs in blue with dragon figures in orange wrapping around its curved body, and the base rim shows a natural beige ceramic edge with an inner pale area; the cushion beneath appears gray with stitched seams and a slightly textured surface, and the overall scene includes colors such as blue, orange, beige, gray, pale off-white, and dark brown or black in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_230

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase-bottle Qing dynasty Qianlong period 1736–1795 18th century China Blue- -white porcelain vessel bulbous belly slightly flattened top decoration dragons dragon pearl waves sea waves pearls Signed Height 54 cm diameter 46 cm rounded ceramic vase decorative patterns rests folded fabric cushion dark surface dark background vase design flowing wave- motifs blue dragon figures orange wrapping curved body base rim natural beige ceramic edge inner pale area cushion beneath gray stitched seams slightly textured surface scene includes colors orange beige pale off-white dark brown black background.