Caption

Vase, lion iconography, protection, court scenes, ceramics, Qing style, colored porcelain, Chinese art, Chinese culture, decorative vessel, Qing 1644–1911, rim covered with turquoise paint on the inside, 19th century Qing dynasty, China, vessel, height 90 cm, diameter 37.5 cm, A tall, ornate porcelain vase sits against a dark background, decorated with intricate painted scenes of people in traditional dress on its bulbous body and narrower neck, with floral and scroll motifs surrounding the panels; the vase features ornamental handles shaped like stylized creatures in a greenish hue with gold accents, and the rim and interior of the flared mouth are a turquoise-green; the painted figures and architectural elements show a palette of pink, green, blue, purple, and white with accents of gold and black outlining, while the lower foot band displays repeating vertical patterns in turquoise-green and pink framed by green foliate borders.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_400

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Rights managed

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79.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase lion iconography protection court scenes ceramics Qing style colored porcelain Chinese art Chinese culture decorative vessel Qing 1644–1911 rim covered turquoise paint inside 19th century Qing dynasty China vessel height 90 cm diameter 37.5 cm tall ornate porcelain vase sits dark background decorated intricate painted scenes people traditional dress bulbous body narrower neck floral scroll motifs surrounding panels vase features ornamental handles shaped stylized creatures greenish hue gold accents rim interior flared mouth turquoise-green painted figures architectural elements palette pink green blue purple white accents gold black outlining lower foot band displays repeating vertical patterns pink framed green foliate borders.