Caption

Vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, colored porcelain ceramics, decorated with lizards and a lion, figurative and genre scenes, plant motifs with fruit in the background; vessel, 2nd half of the 19th century, height 90 cm, diameter 37.5 cm., A tall porcelain vase sits against a dark background, predominantly showing colors of pink, green, blue, white, gold, and red; the vase has a flared rim with floral motifs and a narrow neck that expands to a rounded body, decorated with painted panels depicting groups of people in traditional dress inside architectural settings, surrounded by scrolling floral and foliate patterns; there are sculpted handles on each side shaped like stylized creatures finished in green and gold with red accents, and additional applied ribbon-like ornament in blue and pink on the shoulder; the lower body features a geometric band with floral medallions and a base rim with a thin colored line.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_409

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79.4Mb (2.0Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 colored porcelain ceramics decorated lizards lion figurative genre scenes plant motifs fruit background vessel 2nd half 19th century height 90 cm diameter 37.5 cm tall porcelain vase sits dark background predominantly showing colors pink green blue white gold red vase flared rim floral motifs narrow neck expands rounded body painted panels depicting groups people traditional dress inside architectural settings surrounded scrolling floral foliate patterns sculpted handles side shaped stylized creatures finished red accents additional applied ribbon- ornament shoulder lower body features geometric band floral medallions base rim thin colored line.