Caption

Brush vessel;, gift; Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860-1941; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; cloisonné enamel; 19th century, China. Decoration: dragons, clouds, waves/sea waves, claws, meander ornament. Function: brush vessel. Turquoise interior. Height 12.7 cm; diameter 9.8 cm., A cylindrical decorative object with a blue background showing a stylized fish or dragon motif in dark brown and gold with white fins, set among cloud-like shapes in white, blue, and purple; the top and bottom rims have a patterned band in gold and dark blue; the lower edge shows wave-like bands in pale yellow, green, and white; the overall colors visible include blue, gold, dark brown, white, purple, green, and pale yellow, and the object rests on a reflective surface with a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_485

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (2.4Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brush vessel gift Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel 19th century China Decoration dragons clouds waves sea waves claws meander ornament Function brush vessel Turquoise interior Height 12.7 cm diameter 9.8 cm cylindrical decorative object blue background showing stylized fish dragon motif dark brown gold white fins set cloud- shapes white blue purple top bottom rims patterned band dark blue lower edge wave- bands pale yellow green colors visible include object rests reflective surface neutral gray background.