Vase, 19th century, China. Cloisonné enamel vase on a foot with a neck; height 23.5 cm, diameter 9.3 cm. Decoration: fish and crabs on a turquoise background, archaizing inscription on the neck. Qing dynasty style; Chinese art., A rounded vase with a flared neck and a metallic rim sits against a plain gray background; the vase surface is predominantly blue with swirling wave-like line patterns, decorated with red fish with white and yellow details, a yellow crab-like creature, several green leaves, and bands of decorative motifs in blue, green, red, gold, white, and black around the neck and base.
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Vase, 19th century, China. Cloisonné enamel vase on a foot with a neck; height 23.5 cm, diameter 9.3 cm. Decoration: fish and crabs on a turquoise background, archaizing inscription on the neck. Qing dynasty style; Chinese art., A rounded vase with a flared neck and a metallic rim sits against a plain gray background; the vase surface is predominantly blue with swirling wave-like line patterns, decorated with red fish with white and yellow details, a yellow crab-like creature, several green leaves, and bands of decorative motifs in blue, green, red, gold, white, and black around the neck and base.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Vase 19th century China Cloisonné enamel vase foot neck height 23.5 cm diameter 9.3 cm Decoration fish crabs turquoise background archaizing inscription Qing dynasty style Chinese art rounded vase flared neck metallic rim sits plain gray background vase surface predominantly blue swirling wave- line patterns decorated red fish white yellow details yellow crab- creature several green leaves bands decorative motifs blue green red gold black base.

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