Caption

Vase, 19th century, China. Cloisonné enamel vessel on a foot with a neck. Decoration: fish and crabs on a turquoise background; archaizing inscription on the neck. Qing dynasty style. Height 23.2 cm; diameter 9.1 cm. Chinese art., A rounded decorative vase with a flared neck and metallic rim, predominantly turquoise blue with swirling wave patterns; the body features a group of colorful aquatic creatures including a red fish, a black fish with gold-scaled details, and a blue crab with gold accents, along with green aquatic plants; the neck has bands of darker blue and gold decorative motifs; the base shows a green and white wave-like border above a metallic foot; visible colors include turquoise blue, red, black, blue, green, gold, white, and metallic brass.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_457

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Rights managed

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64.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.5in x 18.5in / 4039 x 5544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase 19th century China Cloisonné enamel vessel foot neck Decoration fish crabs turquoise background archaizing inscription Qing dynasty style Height 23.2 cm diameter 9.1 cm Chinese art rounded decorative vase flared neck metallic rim predominantly turquoise blue swirling wave patterns body features group colorful aquatic creatures red fish black fish gold-scaled details blue crab gold accents green aquatic plants bands darker blue gold decorative motifs base green white wave- border metallic foot visible colors include red black gold white metallic brass.