Caption

Vase, Chinese; Qing dynasty, Xianfeng period 1851–1861; cloisonné enamel; 1st half of the 19th century. 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, also topped with a metal ring, below which is a border composed of ruyi-heads. The belly and neck are decorated with a continuous composition of flowers and plum branches against a red Chinese meander background. Vessel; height 25.1 cm, diameter 16.5 cm, weight 1.5 kg., A decorative vase with a rounded body and flared neck sits against a gray background; the vase has a rich red ground patterned with a subtle geometric maze-like texture and is decorated with a floral design featuring green leaves and stems, flowers in white, pale yellow, light blue, and touches of dark blue and pink, and small berry-like buds in white and blue; the rim and base edges are metallic gold, and a decorative band near the base includes scrolling floral motifs in white, pale yellow, blue, and green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_121

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Rights managed

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62.7Mb (2.1Mb) / 12.7in x 19.1in / 3820 x 5741 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty Xianfeng period 1851–1861 cloisonné enamel 1st half 19th century vase set tall conical foot flaring downwards terminating metal ring decorated lotus tendril neck short wide also topped border composed ruyi-heads belly continuous composition flowers plum branches red Chinese meander background Vessel height 25.1 cm diameter 16.5 cm weight 1.5 kg decorative vase rounded body flared neck sits gray background rich red ground patterned subtle geometric maze- texture floral design featuring green leaves stems white pale yellow light blue touches dark blue pink small berry- buds blue rim base edges metallic gold decorative band near base includes scrolling floral motifs green.