Caption

Vase, calabash form, 18th century China, Qing dynasty. Porcelain vessel with decoration on a green background featuring flowers, butterflies, fruit peaches, lingzhi, peonies, and pictographic signs among the plant motifs. Height 34.3 cm; diameter 24.0 cm. Chinese art; floral ornament; Qing style., A double-gourd shaped ceramic vase with a glossy deep green surface decorated with painted floral and botanical motifs in pink, light green, pale blue, white, and gold tones, along with several large reddish-orange symbol-like marks; the vase has a narrow neck, a rounded midsection, and a flared foot with a thin gold rim, photographed against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_141

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (1.9Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase calabash form 18th century China Qing dynasty Porcelain vessel decoration green background featuring flowers butterflies fruit peaches lingzhi peonies pictographic signs plant motifs Height 34.3 cm diameter 24.0 cm Chinese art floral ornament Qing style double-gourd shaped ceramic vase glossy deep green surface decorated painted floral botanical motifs pink light green pale blue white gold tones several large reddish-orange symbol- marks vase narrow neck rounded midsection flared foot thin gold rim photographed neutral gray background.