Caption

Vase, gift, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, cloisonné enamel, depicts ducks on a turquoise background with an archaizing inscription on the neck, longevity shou iconography, vase on a foot with a neck, 19th century, China, vessel, height 23.3 cm, A blue vase with a gold rim and gold base featuring a pattern of several ducks in various colors including black, white, red, yellow, green, blue, and purple, with stylized wave and leaf motifs in shades of green and turquoise; the neck of the vase shows a band with decorative motifs in blue, turquoise, and gold; the vase sits on a reflective surface that mirrors the base and lower decoration, and the background is a plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_447

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase gift Chinese Qing 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel depicts ducks turquoise background archaizing inscription neck longevity shou iconography vase foot 19th century China vessel height 23.3 cm blue vase gold rim gold base featuring pattern several ducks various colors black white red yellow green blue purple stylized wave leaf motifs shades turquoise band decorative motifs vase sits reflective surface mirrors lower decoration background plain light gray.