Caption

Vase, Cloisonné enamel 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. Materials: cloisonné enamel. Subject: ducks. Height: 23.5 cm., A ceramic vase with a rounded body and flared neck sits against a pale gray background; the vase is predominantly bright turquoise blue with swirling line patterns and is decorated with stylized birds in shades of yellow, gold, blue, red, black, and white, along with small leaf motifs in green. The neck features a floral-like ornamental pattern in blue, yellow, red, and gold, with a gold rim at the top. A band of geometric shapes in blue, red, yellow, and white and a gold base ring appear at the bottom, and the vase casts a subtle reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_446

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Vase Cloisonné enamel vase foot neck Decoration ducks turquoise background lotus tendril Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Materials cloisonné enamel Subject Height 23.5 cm ceramic vase rounded body flared neck sits pale gray background vase predominantly bright turquoise blue swirling line patterns decorated stylized birds shades yellow gold blue red black white small leaf motifs green neck features floral- ornamental pattern gold rim top band geometric shapes gold base ring bottom vase casts subtle reflection surface beneath .