Caption

Vase, : Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941. Chinese; Qing dynasty Xianfeng period, 1851–1861, 1st half of the 19th century. Cloisonné enamel vessel. The vase is set on a tall, conical foot flaring downwards and terminating in a metal ring, decorated with a lotus tendril. The neck is short and wide, topped with a metal ring, below which is a border composed of ruyi-heads. The belly and neck are decorated all around with a composition of flowers and plum branches against a red Chinese meander background. Height 25.1 cm; diameter 16.5 cm; weight 1.5 kg., A rounded vase with a narrow neck and flared rim decorated with floral motifs on a red background; the surface shows a repeating geometric pattern in a slightly darker red, and branches with green leaves and blossoms in white, pale yellow, pink, and blue spread across the body; the rim and foot have gold-colored bands, and the foot area features an ornate floral border in pale green, white, yellow, and blue against the red; overall colors visible include red, green, white, blue, yellow, pink, and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_120

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Rights managed

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62.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 12.7in x 19.1in / 3820 x 5741 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 Chinese Qing dynasty Xianfeng period 1851–1861 1st half 19th century Cloisonné enamel vessel vase set tall conical foot flaring downwards terminating metal ring decorated lotus tendril neck short wide topped border composed ruyi-heads belly composition flowers plum branches red Chinese meander background Height 25.1 cm diameter 16.5 cm weight 1.5 kg rounded vase narrow neck flared rim decorated floral motifs red background surface repeating geometric pattern slightly darker red branches green leaves blossoms white pale yellow pink blue spread across body rim foot gold-colored bands foot area features ornate floral border pale green yellow blue red colors visible include green gold.