Caption

Brush vessel, cloisonné enamel, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China. Decorated with dragons, clouds, waves/sea waves, claws, and meander ornament; turquoise interior. Function: brush vessel. Height 12.7 cm; diameter 9.8 cm., A cylindrical object with a glossy surface sits against a neutral gray background, decorated all over with a bright turquoise base and patterns in blue, white, red, gold, black, purple, and green; the decoration includes cloud-like motifs and flame shapes, stylized waves at the bottom, and a few serpent- or dragon-like figures with scaly bodies and flowing manes, all outlined and detailed in gold; a geometric gold band runs along the top and bottom edges, and the piece reflects softly on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_487

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Brush vessel cloisonné enamel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China Decorated dragons clouds waves sea waves claws meander ornament turquoise interior Function brush vessel Height 12.7 cm diameter 9.8 cm cylindrical object glossy surface sits neutral gray background decorated bright turquoise base patterns blue white red gold black purple green decoration includes cloud- motifs flame shapes stylized waves bottom serpent- dragon- figures scaly bodies flowing manes outlined detailed geometric gold band runs top bottom edges piece reflects softly surface beneath .