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, multi-colored 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 has a border formed of ruyi-heads. 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 with an intricate floral pattern in shades of blue, turquoise, red, green, yellow, white, purple, and pink, with scrolling vine-like motifs and stylized flower forms covering the entire surface, a dark brown rim at the top and a darker base at the bottom, photographed against a plain gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_106

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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 multi-colored lotus tendril surrounding entire surface Foot decorated ornamental band small flowers leaves Upper edge neck rim border formed ruyi-heads Neck ends thick ungilded metal ring Height 37.8 cm diameter 15.5 cm tall bulbous vase long narrow neck decorated intricate floral pattern shades blue turquoise red green yellow white purple pink scrolling vine- motifs stylized flower forms covering dark brown rim top darker base bottom photographed plain gray background.