Caption

Vase. Cloisonné enamel on metal; 19th century, Qing dynasty, China. Vase on a foot with a neck; height 23.5 cm, diameter 9.3 cm. Decoration: fish and crabs on a turquoise background, with an archaizing inscription on the neck. Chinese art; subject motifs include fish and crabs., A rounded vase with a flared neck and a metallic rim, predominantly turquoise blue with a pattern of concentric wavy lines; a few stylized fish in black, white, and red swim among green leafy plants, and a yellow crab with red-tipped claws appears near the upper body; the neck area shows vertical decorative motifs in darker blue and black against the turquoise, with a narrow band of deep blue and gold near the shoulder; the base features a green and white wave-like border and a metallic foot rim.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_468

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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 Cloisonné enamel metal 19th century Qing dynasty China foot neck height 23.5 cm diameter 9.3 cm Decoration fish crabs turquoise background archaizing inscription Chinese art subject motifs include rounded vase flared neck metallic rim predominantly turquoise blue pattern concentric wavy lines stylized fish black white red swim green leafy plants yellow crab red-tipped claws near upper body neck area vertical decorative motifs darker blue narrow band deep blue gold near shoulder base features green white wave- border metallic foot rim.