Caption

Vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Cloisonné enamel vessel with a neck, height 33.0 cm, diameter 15.0 cm, weight 1.7 kg. Decoration: floral and plant tendrils on a turquoise background; lotuses, peonies, chrysanthemums; lotus tendril ornament and meander ornament; birds, cranes, deer, tigers and other zoomorphic motifs in circular medallions on a plant background. Two stylized handles on the sides of the neck., A round, ornate bowl shown from above with an unadorned central interior in a metallic gold tone, surrounded by a richly patterned exterior band featuring a repeating motif in shades of blue, turquoise, teal, white, dark blue, and touches of red and yellow, against a neutral gray background and a faint reflective surface beneath that shows a muted, mirroring impression of the bowl.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_016

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Cloisonné enamel vessel neck height 33.0 cm diameter 15.0 cm weight 1.7 kg Decoration floral plant tendrils turquoise background lotuses peonies chrysanthemums lotus tendril ornament meander ornament birds cranes deer tigers zoomorphic motifs circular medallions plant background Two stylized handles sides round ornate bowl shown unadorned central interior metallic gold tone surrounded richly patterned exterior band featuring repeating motif shades blue turquoise teal white dark blue touches red yellow neutral gray background faint reflective surface beneath muted mirroring impression bowl.