Caption

Sawdust container, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860-1941, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, cloisonné enamel, beasts fantasy, tiger symbol, meander ornament. Base with four inserts. Decoration: on a yellow background, four masks against a grid background. 19th century, China. Vessel; height 8.5 cm, diameter 9.7 cm., A conical decorative object sits on a reflective surface, showing a reflection below. The object features a dominant yellow background with an intricate repeating pattern and prominent blue, red, white, green, black, and gold decorative elements. A stylized face motif in blue with red and white accents appears on the visible side, flanked by circular green and black roundels on both sides. The top rim and base are accented in gold with blue decorative borders, and the top surface has circular openings and gold detailing. The overall scene includes the gray backdrop behind the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_427

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (2.0Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sawdust container Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel beasts fantasy tiger symbol meander ornament Base four inserts Decoration yellow background four masks grid background 19th century China Vessel height 8.5 cm diameter 9.7 cm conical decorative object sits reflective surface showing reflection object features dominant yellow background intricate repeating pattern prominent blue red white green black gold decorative elements stylized face motif blue white accents visible side flanked circular green black roundels sides top rim base accented gold blue decorative borders top surface circular openings gold detailing scene includes gray backdrop object.