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Vase, Cloisonné enamel vessel on a foot with a neck. Decoration: ducks on a turquoise background; lotus tendril on the neck. Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 19th century. Function: decorative vessel. Materials: cloisonné enamel. Subject: ducks. Height: 23.5 cm., A rounded vase with a narrow neck sits against a plain light gray background; the vase is predominantly bright turquoise blue with swirling concentric line patterns and features a decorative band near the base in alternating diamond shapes of red, blue, yellow, white, and green, edged with metallic gold trim. The body of the vase is decorated with a group of stylized waterfowl rendered in white, black, brown, blue, red, and gold, and surrounded by green lotus leaves and curling gold and blue lines. The flaring neck displays an ornate floral motif in red, white, blue, yellow, and gold on the same turquoise background, with a gold rim at the top and a gold ring at the base reflected faintly on the surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_443

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79.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4613 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Cloisonné enamel vessel foot neck Decoration ducks turquoise background lotus tendril Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Function decorative vessel Materials cloisonné enamel Subject Height 23.5 cm rounded vase narrow neck sits plain light gray background vase predominantly bright turquoise blue swirling concentric line patterns features decorative band near base alternating diamond shapes red blue yellow white green edged metallic gold trim body decorated group stylized waterfowl rendered black brown gold surrounded green lotus leaves curling gold blue lines flaring neck displays ornate floral motif gold rim top gold ring reflected faintly surface .