Caption

Vase, Chinese, taotie iconography, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, ceremonial/ritual vessel, vessel, height 24 cm, diameter 13.1 cm., A dark reddish-brown vase with a flared mouth and a tapered neck sits against a pale gray background, featuring a decorative band near the neck and a wider ornate band around the bulbous midsection with swirling abstract patterns in blue, yellow, red, green, and pale gold; the surface shows areas of darker and lighter reddish-brown patina and slight wear, and the vase rests on a short pedestal foot that mirrors the reddish-brown color, with a subtle reflection beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_372

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese taotie iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century ceremonial ritual vessel vessel height 24 cm diameter 13.1 cm dark reddish-brown vase flared mouth tapered neck sits pale gray background featuring decorative band near neck wider ornate band bulbous midsection swirling abstract patterns blue yellow red green pale gold surface areas darker lighter reddish-brown patina slight wear vase rests short pedestal foot mirrors reddish-brown color subtle reflection beneath .