Caption

Vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty 2nd half of the 18th century. Cloisonné enamel vessel with a long, wide neck, supported on a separate ring-shaped foot and a flattened spherical belly. Main decoration: dense, multicolored lotus tendril covering the entire surface. Foot decorated with an ornamental band of small flowers and leaves. Upper edge of the neck at the rim decorated with a border of ruyi-head motifs. Neck ends with a thick, ungilded metal ring. Height 37.8 cm; diameter 15.5 cm., A tall bulbous vase with a long narrow neck decorated all over in a repeating floral and scrolling vine pattern in shades of blue, turquoise, teal, red, white, yellow, green, purple, and brown, featuring stylized multi-petaled flowers and leaf-like motifs on a gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_102

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Rights managed

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68.4Mb (1.7Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 3987 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty 2nd half 18th century Cloisonné enamel vessel long wide neck supported separate ring-shaped foot flattened spherical belly Main decoration dense multicolored lotus tendril covering entire surface Foot decorated ornamental band small flowers leaves Upper edge neck rim decorated border ruyi-head motifs Neck ends thick ungilded metal ring Height 37.8 cm diameter 15.5 cm tall bulbous vase long narrow neck decorated repeating floral scrolling vine pattern shades blue turquoise teal red white yellow green purple brown featuring stylized multi-petaled flowers leaf- motifs gray background.