Caption

Vase, Cloisonné enamel vessel on a foot with a neck. Decoration: fish and crabs on a turquoise background, archaizing inscription on the neck. Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China. Height 23.5 cm; diameter 9.3 cm. Chinese art; vessels; fish; crabs; vase., A rounded vase with a flared neck and a gold rim, decorated with a bright blue background and swirling wave patterns; the body features a group of stylized fish in red, black, gold, white, and hints of purple and green, with additional green leaf-like motifs scattered among the waves; the neck shows a band of blue with black linear motifs and a narrow decorative border in red and gold below the rim; the base has a green and white wave-pattern border and a gold foot.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_472

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Available size

64.1Mb (2.0Mb) / 13.5in x 18.5in / 4039 x 5544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Cloisonné enamel vessel foot neck Decoration fish crabs turquoise background archaizing inscription Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China Height 23.5 cm diameter 9.3 cm Chinese art vessels vase rounded vase flared neck gold rim decorated bright blue background swirling wave patterns body features group stylized fish red black gold white hints purple green additional green leaf- motifs scattered waves band blue black linear motifs narrow decorative border rim base white wave-pattern border gold foot.