Caption

Vase, Cloisonné enamel decorative vessel from China, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Vase on a foot with a neck, height 23.5 cm. Decoration: ducks on a turquoise background and lotus tendril ornament., A rounded vase with a flared neck sits against a plain gray background; the vase is predominantly light blue with concentric swirl patterns and decorated with a few stylized birds rendered in bright colors including blue, yellow, red, white, black, and gold; the neck features ornate floral and scroll motifs in blue, yellow, red, and gold on a lighter blue ground, with a gold rim at the top; the body shows additional small leaf-like shapes in green and gold, and a band of geometric diamond shapes in blue, red, yellow, white, and gold encircles the base above a gold foot.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_442

License type

Rights managed

Available size

79.2Mb (2.7Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4613 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Cloisonné enamel decorative vessel China Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century foot neck height 23.5 cm Decoration ducks turquoise background lotus tendril ornament rounded vase flared neck sits plain gray background vase predominantly light blue concentric swirl patterns decorated stylized birds rendered bright colors blue yellow red white black gold neck features ornate floral scroll motifs lighter ground gold rim top body additional small leaf- shapes green band geometric diamond shapes gold encircles base gold foot.