Caption

Vase, gift; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; cloisonné enamel; vase on a foot with a neck; decoration: fish and crabs on a turquoise background, archaizing inscription on the neck; 19th century; China; vessel; height 23.2 cm, diameter 9.1 cm., A blue vase with a gold rim and gold base, decorated with a group of stylized aquatic creatures including a yellow crab, several red fish, and a black fish, set against concentric wave patterns and small green leaf-like motifs, with a band of blue near the neck containing dark vertical decorative marks and a narrow decorative border in red and gold below the rim.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_460

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Vase gift Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel vase foot neck decoration fish crabs turquoise background archaizing inscription 19th century China vessel height 23.2 cm diameter 9.1 cm blue vase gold rim gold base decorated group stylized aquatic creatures yellow crab several red black fish set concentric wave patterns small green leaf- motifs band blue near containing dark vertical decorative marks narrow decorative border gold rim.