Vase, cloisonné enamel, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China. Vase on a foot with a neck; decoration of fish and crabs on a turquoise background, archaizing inscription on the neck. Height 23.5 cm; diameter 9.3 cm., A rounded vase with a narrow neck and flared gold rim, decorated with a bright blue background covered in swirling wave patterns and accented with green leaf-like shapes, featuring several stylized fish in red, black, and gold with white details, a crab in yellow and gold near one side, bands of decorative motifs in blue, green, white, red, and gold near the neck and base, and a gray backdrop behind the vase.
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Vase, cloisonné enamel, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China. Vase on a foot with a neck; decoration of fish and crabs on a turquoise background, archaizing inscription on the neck. Height 23.5 cm; diameter 9.3 cm., A rounded vase with a narrow neck and flared gold rim, decorated with a bright blue background covered in swirling wave patterns and accented with green leaf-like shapes, featuring several stylized fish in red, black, and gold with white details, a crab in yellow and gold near one side, bands of decorative motifs in blue, green, white, red, and gold near the neck and base, and a gray backdrop behind the vase.

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Vase cloisonné enamel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China foot neck decoration fish crabs turquoise background archaizing inscription Height 23.5 cm diameter 9.3 cm rounded vase narrow neck flared gold rim decorated bright blue background covered swirling wave patterns accented green leaf- shapes featuring several stylized fish red black gold white details crab yellow gold near side bands decorative motifs green white base gray backdrop vase.

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