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Vase, collateral provenance, manor property Ruchna; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing 1644–1911; colored porcelain ceramics; subject: lizards and lion iconography; Qing style; figurative and genre scenes; plant motifs with fruit in the background; decorative vessel vase; 2nd half of the 19th century; China; vessel; height 90 cm; diameter 37.5 cm, A tall, ornate porcelain vase sits against a dark background, featuring a flared rim and a long neck that widens into a bulbous body; the surface is covered in intricate painted and raised decorative motifs including floral patterns, scrolling foliage, and framed narrative panels with human figures, as well as sculpted dragon-like handles and ornamental applied reliefs. The visible colors include white as the base, with prominent greens and pinks in the floral decorations, accents of blue and purple in some raised elements, and touches of yellow and red used in borders and details, along with gold-toned highlights. The overall appearance is richly detailed and highly decorative, with repeating borders and bands encircling the base and neck and a dense arrangement of blossoms and leaves across the main body.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A24_410

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Rights managed

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79.4Mb (1.9Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase collateral provenance manor property Ruchna Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 colored porcelain ceramics subject lizards lion iconography Qing style figurative genre scenes plant motifs fruit background decorative vessel vase 2nd half 19th century China vessel height 90 cm diameter 37.5 cm tall ornate porcelain vase sits dark background featuring flared rim long neck widens bulbous body surface covered intricate painted raised decorative motifs floral patterns scrolling foliage framed narrative panels human figures well sculpted dragon- handles ornamental applied reliefs visible colors include white base prominent greens pinks floral decorations accents blue purple raised elements touches yellow red borders details gold-toned highlights appearance richly detailed highly decorative repeating borders bands encircling neck dense arrangement blossoms leaves across main body.