Caption

Vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, colored porcelain, ceramics; subject: lizards, lion iconography, figurative and genre scenes, plant motifs with fruit in the background; decorative vessel/vase; 2nd half of the 19th century; China; height 90 cm, diameter 37.5 cm., A tall porcelain vase with a flared rim and a long neck sits against a dark background; the vase is predominantly white and decorated with a dense pattern of pink and green floral motifs, green leaves, and small birds, with additional colors including blue, yellow, and touches of red and purple; the neck features raised green and gold ornamental handles and panels outlined in pink and yellow, while the body displays alternating vertical panels with intricate scenes and floral fields framed by multicolored borders; a band of geometric patterns in blue and yellow encircles the base, and the rim interior shows scattered floral decoration in pink and green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_412

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 colored porcelain ceramics subject lizards lion iconography figurative genre scenes plant motifs fruit background decorative vessel vase 2nd half 19th century China height 90 cm diameter 37.5 cm tall porcelain vase flared rim long neck sits dark background predominantly white decorated dense pattern pink green floral motifs green leaves small birds additional colors blue yellow touches red purple neck features raised green gold ornamental handles panels outlined body displays alternating vertical panels intricate scenes floral fields framed multicolored borders band geometric patterns yellow encircles base rim interior scattered floral decoration green.