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You-type vessel with a lid on a stand, maker, Chinese, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736–1795. Cloisonné cellular enamel masterpiece; ritual/ceremonial you vessel originally used for storing alcoholic beverages form dates to Shang dynasty. Elaborate, precise, multicolored cloisonné decoration on body and lid depicting a taotie mask and stylized birds—motifs borrowed from archaic bronzes. Plastic insets on the sides and animal-head terminals on both sides of the movable handle. Wooden base mattly polished rosewood elongated with bas-relief decoration: symbolic bats and spiral ornament. Materials: cloisonné enamel, wood stand. Vessel dimensions: height 39.0 cm, width 24.0 cm, depth 19.0 cm, weight 5.6 kg. Stand dimensions: height 55.0 cm, width 30.0 cm, depth 18.0 cm, weight 1.8 kg., An ornately decorated vessel sits on an intricately carved wooden stand with a tall carved wooden handle arching over it; the vessel is predominantly shades of blue with accents of gold and turquoise, featuring ornate swirling and geometric painted patterns in darker blue and lighter blue tones, along with touches of red and green in the decorative motifs; gilded ornamental fittings and sculpted gold-colored elements appear at the vessel's rim and sides, and the wooden stand and handle are dark brown with carved floral and scrollwork details; the background is a neutral light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_288

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Keywords

You-type vessel lid stand maker Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period 1736–1795 Cloisonné cellular enamel masterpiece ritual ceremonial you vessel originally storing alcoholic beverages form dates Shang dynasty Elaborate precise multicolored cloisonné decoration body lid depicting taotie mask stylized birds motifs borrowed archaic bronzes Plastic insets sides animal-head terminals movable handle Wooden base mattly polished rosewood elongated bas-relief decoration symbolic bats spiral ornament Materials enamel wood stand Vessel dimensions height 39.0 cm width 24.0 cm depth 19.0 cm weight 5.6 kg Stand dimensions 55.0 cm width 30.0 cm depth 18.0 cm weight 1.8 kg ornately decorated sits intricately carved wooden stand tall wooden handle arching predominantly shades blue accents gold turquoise featuring ornate swirling geometric painted patterns darker blue lighter blue tones touches red green decorative motifs gilded ornamental fittings sculpted gold-colored elements vessel's rim handle dark brown carved floral scrollwork details background neutral light gray.