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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: lilies irises on a rock above the water, with a butterfly and a grasshopper perched above them. Small, colorful flowers growing on the shore visible in both representations. Motif derived from Chinese scroll painting flowers and birds. A Chinese meander forms the background for both compositions. Foot, side edges, and neck filled with a lotus tendril. Dominant colors red, white, green, yellow, and navy blue. Elements without enamel decoration are gilded; visible abrasions of the gilding and technological firing defects. Cloisonné enamel; moon bottles; Qing dynasty, 2nd half 18th century; Chinese. Vessel. Height 29.8 cm, width 21.1 cm., A round, flat decorative object with a short neck and foot, predominantly blue, features a patterned blue background and a gold rim; a central plant with long green leaves and white and purple flowers rises from a stylized rock and wavy water depicted in blues and whites, surrounded by small flowers in yellow, red, and white; a yellow and blue butterfly and a green insect appear near the plant; the neck and foot are decorated with floral motifs in white, red, yellow, green, and blue, and the overall palette includes shades of blue, green, white, yellow, red, black, and gold.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_094

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Rights managed

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75.5Mb (2.0Mb) / 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 perched them Small colorful flowers growing shore visible representations Motif derived Chinese scroll painting flowers birds Chinese meander forms background compositions Foot side edges neck filled lotus tendril Dominant colors red white green yellow navy blue Elements enamel decoration gilded visible abrasions gilding technological firing defects Cloisonné enamel moon bottles Qing dynasty 2nd half 18th century Chinese Vessel Height 29.8 cm width 21.1 cm round flat decorative object short neck foot predominantly blue features patterned blue background gold rim central plant long green leaves purple flowers rises stylized rock wavy water depicted blues whites surrounded small flowers red blue butterfly green insect near plant neck decorated floral motifs blue palette includes shades black gold.