Caption

Vase;, Cloisonné enamel, 19th century China Qing dynasty. Vessel on a foot with a neck, height 23.2 cm, diameter 9.1 cm. Decoration: fish and crabs on a turquoise background, archaizing inscription on the neck. Chinese art; Qing style., A rounded vase with a flared rim and a narrow neck, decorated in bright enamel colors on a blue background; the body shows a large red fish with gold and white detailing, a few smaller red fish, a yellow crab, and a black and gold circular motif set against swirling blue wave patterns and scattered green leaves, the neck is banded with blue and gold decorative borders and vertical dark motifs, and both the rim and base have gold-colored metal fittings with a green and white wave-like border above the base.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A25_452

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64.1Mb (1.4Mb) / 13.5in x 18.5in / 4039 x 5544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Cloisonné enamel 19th century China Qing dynasty Vessel foot neck height 23.2 cm diameter 9.1 cm Decoration fish crabs turquoise background archaizing inscription Chinese art Qing style rounded vase flared rim narrow neck decorated bright enamel colors blue background body large red fish gold white detailing smaller red fish yellow crab black gold circular motif set swirling blue wave patterns scattered green leaves banded gold decorative borders vertical dark motifs rim base gold-colored metal fittings green white wave- border base.