Caption

Vase, noted; Chinese, Qing dynasty 2nd half of the 18th century; cloisonné enamel. Vase with a long, wide neck supported on a separate ring-shaped foot, with a flattened spherical belly; main decoration is a dense, multicolored lotus tendril surrounding the entire surface. Foot decorated with an ornamental band of small flowers and leaves. Upper edge of the neck at the rim is decorated with a border formed of ruyi-heads. Neck ends with a thick, ungilded metal ring. Vessel; height 37.8 cm, diameter 15.5 cm., A tall vase with a narrow cylindrical neck and a wide rounded base, decorated all over with swirling floral motifs and leafy tendrils in a palette of blue, turquoise, red, white, yellow, green, purple, and brown, with a darker brown rim and base edge; the background is primarily blue and turquoise while stylized flowers in red, white, yellow, purple, and green repeat across the surface, and fine dark outlines define the scrolling leaf patterns.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_105

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.4Mb (1.6Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 3987 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase noted Chinese Qing dynasty 2nd half 18th century cloisonné enamel long wide neck supported separate ring-shaped foot flattened spherical belly main decoration dense multicolored lotus tendril surrounding entire surface Foot decorated ornamental band small flowers leaves Upper edge neck rim decorated border formed ruyi-heads Neck ends thick ungilded metal ring Vessel height 37.8 cm diameter 15.5 cm tall vase narrow cylindrical neck wide rounded base swirling floral motifs leafy tendrils palette blue turquoise red white yellow green purple brown darker base edge background primarily blue stylized flowers green repeat across surface fine dark outlines define scrolling leaf patterns.