Caption

Vase, colored porcelain with figurative scenes and plant ornaments, depicting warriors and knightly scenes and pumpkins; Qing dynasty Tongzhi, 1862–1874, 2nd half of the 19th century; foot and arms decorated with applied/plastic decorations; vessel; height 62.5 cm, diameter 26.5 cm; China., A tall ceramic vase with a flared neck and rounded body standing against a dark gray background, predominantly showing colors including white, blue, green, red, brown, gold, and black. The neck area is mostly white with painted green and brown decorative elements and a dark brown band at the rim. The body features a blue band near the top and bottom with gold decorative motifs, and a central scene painted in green, blue, red, and brown tones depicting a landscape with trees, rocky hills, and a group of figures arranged around architectural elements, bridges, and a pavilion. There are areas of raised brown and green textured decoration near the neck, and the base sits on a flat black surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_454

License type

Rights managed

Available size

80.8Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.7in x 20.0in / 4708 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase colored porcelain figurative scenes plant ornaments depicting warriors knightly scenes pumpkins Qing dynasty Tongzhi 1862–1874 2nd half 19th century foot arms decorated applied plastic decorations vessel height 62.5 cm diameter 26.5 cm China tall ceramic vase flared neck rounded body standing dark gray background predominantly showing colors white blue green red brown gold black neck area mostly white painted green brown decorative elements dark brown band rim body features blue band near top bottom gold decorative motifs central scene painted brown tones depicting landscape trees rocky hills group figures arranged architectural elements bridges pavilion areas raised brown textured decoration near neck base sits flat black surface.