Caption

Brush vessel, 19th century, China; Qing dynasty; cloisonné enamel; subject: dragons, clouds, waves, claws, meander ornament; function: brush vessel; turquoise interior; height 12.7 cm, diameter 9.8 cm., A cylindrical decorative object shown upright with a glossy surface, featuring a dominant turquoise blue background and detailed cloisonné-style enamel work. The central area displays a stylized dragon or serpentine creature rendered in black, dark brown, green, white, red, and gold outlines, with flowing mane-like shapes and scale patterns. Surrounding the creature are swirling cloud and wave motifs in white, blue, dark blue, and touches of red and green. The top and bottom rims have a repeating geometric border in gold on a blue band. The lower section includes scalloped wave patterns in pale green, white, and light blue with gold accents. The overall palette includes turquoise blue, dark blue, white, black, gold, green, red, and brown, and the piece sits against a neutral gray background with a faint reflection beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_486

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (2.6Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brush vessel 19th century China Qing dynasty cloisonné enamel subject dragons clouds waves claws meander ornament function brush vessel turquoise interior height 12.7 cm diameter 9.8 cm cylindrical decorative object shown upright glossy surface featuring dominant turquoise blue background detailed cloisonné-style enamel work central area displays stylized dragon serpentine creature rendered black dark brown green white red gold outlines flowing mane- shapes scale patterns Surrounding creature swirling cloud wave motifs blue dark blue touches top bottom rims repeating geometric border gold blue band lower section includes scalloped wave patterns pale green light blue gold accents palette turquoise blue brown piece sits neutral gray background faint reflection beneath .