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Vase - moon bottle pilgrim bottle with a flattened belly, supported by a separate oval high foot, with a short neck resembling a garlic bulb suantoukou type. Decoration on one side: a multicolored composition depicting a chrysanthemum flower growing on a coastal rock, above which a dragonfly and a grasshopper hover. The other side shows lilies irises on a rock above the water, with a butterfly and a grasshopper above them. Small, colorful shore flowers appear in both representations. Both compositions use the flowers and birds motif known from Chinese scroll painting. A Chinese meander forms the background for both compositions. The foot, side edges, and neck are filled with a lotus tendril. Colors dominated by red, white, green, yellow, and navy blue. Elements without enamel decoration are gilded; there are visible abrasions of the gilding and firing-related technological defects. Cloisonné enamel. Qing dynasty 2nd half 18th century. China. Vessel. Height 29.8 cm, width 21.1 cm., A round, flat vessel with a bulbous neck sits against a plain gray background; the vessel is predominantly bright blue with a repeating maze-like pattern across its surface and has a thin metallic rim. The central panel shows stylized plant forms with green stems and leaves, several flowers in white, red, yellow, and purple, and a pair of elongated winged insects rendered in white and red and in green. Near the base of the panel is a swirling blue rock formation above a patterned ground in pale green and black. The neck and lower foot of the vessel are decorated with floral motifs in white, red, green, and yellow on the same bright blue background, and there are fine dark outlines and accents throughout the design.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_090

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Rights managed

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75.5Mb (2.1Mb) / 14.7in x 20.0in / 4401 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase - moon bottle pilgrim bottle flattened belly supported separate oval high foot short neck resembling garlic bulb suantoukou type Decoration side multicolored composition depicting chrysanthemum flower growing coastal rock dragonfly grasshopper hover lilies irises rock water butterfly grasshopper them Small colorful shore flowers representations compositions flowers birds motif Chinese scroll painting Chinese meander forms background foot side edges neck filled lotus tendril Colors dominated red white green yellow navy blue Elements enamel decoration gilded visible abrasions gilding firing-related technological defects Cloisonné enamel Qing dynasty 2nd half 18th century China Vessel Height 29.8 cm width 21.1 cm round flat vessel bulbous neck sits plain gray background vessel predominantly bright blue repeating maze- pattern across surface thin metallic rim central panel stylized plant forms green stems leaves several flowers purple pair elongated winged insects rendered Near base panel swirling blue rock formation patterned ground pale green black lower foot decorated floral motifs bright blue background fine dark outlines accents design.