Caption

Vase, Cloisonné enamel decorative vessel vase on a foot, with a neck. Decoration: ducks on a turquoise background; lotus tendril on the neck. Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Height: 23.5 cm; material: cloisonné enamel., A rounded vase with a flared neck, shown against a plain light gray background, decorated with a bright turquoise-blue ground and detailed enamel designs in colors including gold, red, white, black, dark blue, green, and yellow; the neck features a floral motif in red, white, dark blue, and gold with scrolling accents, and a gold rim at the top; the bulbous body shows a group of stylized birds in varied poses, rendered in combinations of black, white, red, gold, blue, and green, set against a background of concentric wave-like lines and scattered aquatic plant shapes in green; the foot of the vase has a band of geometric lozenges in red, blue, yellow, white, and gold and a gold base rim.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_441

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Rights managed

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79.2Mb (1.9Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4613 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Cloisonné enamel decorative vessel vase foot neck Decoration ducks turquoise background lotus tendril Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Height 23.5 cm material cloisonné enamel rounded vase flared neck shown plain light gray background decorated bright turquoise-blue ground detailed enamel designs colors gold red white black dark blue green yellow neck features floral motif scrolling accents gold rim top bulbous body group stylized birds varied poses rendered combinations blue set background concentric wave- lines scattered aquatic plant shapes vase band geometric lozenges gold base rim.