Caption

Vase, gift; Chinese art; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, Xianfeng period 1851–1861; cloisonné enamel; floral and meander ornamentation. The vase stands on a tall, conical foot flaring downward to a metal ring, decorated with a lotus tendril. The short, wide neck is topped with a metal ring and a border of ruyi-heads. The belly and neck are covered all around with a composition of flowers and plum branches against a red Chinese meander background. 1st half of the 19th century. Vessel; height 25.1 cm, diameter 16.5 cm, weight 1.5 kg., A rounded vase with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a plain gray background; the vase is predominantly red with a repeating maze-like textured pattern and is decorated with a floral design featuring green leaves and flowers in white, yellow, blue, and pale green, along with small accents of dark blue and gold; the rim and base have a metallic gold band, and the base area shows an additional floral border in pale green, white, and blue on the red ground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_130

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Vase gift Chinese art Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Xianfeng period 1851–1861 cloisonné enamel floral meander ornamentation vase stands tall conical foot flaring downward metal ring decorated lotus tendril short wide neck topped border ruyi-heads belly neck covered composition flowers plum branches red Chinese meander background 1st half 19th century Vessel height 25.1 cm diameter 16.5 cm weight 1.5 kg rounded vase narrow neck flared rim sits plain gray background vase predominantly red repeating maze- textured pattern floral design featuring green leaves white yellow blue pale green small accents dark blue gold rim base metallic gold band base area additional floral border red ground.