Caption

Sawdust container, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, cloisonné enamel, decorated with fantasy beasts, meander ornament, tiger symbol, base with four inserts; on a yellow background, four masks against a grid background. 19th century, China; vessel; height 8.5 cm, diameter 9.7 cm, A small conical metal object sits upright on a reflective surface, showing a mirrored image below. The object is decorated with a central stylized face motif in bright blue with red and teal accents and black hair details, set against a textured yellow background with interlocking geometric patterns. A band of blue and gold decorative shapes runs along the top edge and a row of blue triangular shapes borders the bottom edge. Several circular enamel insets in shades of teal and black appear on the sides. The top rim and base have visible metallic gold tones, and the overall color palette includes blue, yellow, gold, black, red, and teal.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_430

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Sawdust container Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel decorated fantasy beasts meander ornament tiger symbol base four inserts yellow background four masks grid background 19th century China vessel height 8.5 cm diameter 9.7 cm small conical metal object sits upright reflective surface showing mirrored image object central stylized face motif bright blue red teal accents black hair details set textured yellow background interlocking geometric patterns band blue gold decorative shapes runs top edge row blue triangular shapes borders bottom edge Several circular enamel insets shades teal black sides top rim visible metallic gold tones color palette includes gold teal.