Caption

Vase on base., : Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941. Chinese, Qing 1644–1911. Cast bronze vase with inlay of cold gold, dusting over lacquer; varnished bronze with full-plastic relief and engraved decoration. Decorated on the shoulders with six buttons with rosettes and an antidated signature; lion iconography. On a high foot. Round base with bulging side decorated with openwork plant ornament, on four short legs one missing. 17th/18th century, China. Vessel, vase: height 26 cm, diameter 16.5 cm; base: height 5.3 cm, diameter 13.1 cm., A gilded metal vase sits on a dark carved wooden stand; the vase has a warm golden brown surface with irregular gold patches and a rounded body that narrows at the neck and flares at the rim, and a pair of ornate handles shaped like stylized animal or dragon figures in a darker bronze tone curving from the neck to the shoulder.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_209

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Keywords

Vase base Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Cast bronze vase inlay cold gold dusting lacquer varnished bronze full-plastic relief engraved decoration Decorated shoulders six buttons rosettes antidated signature lion iconography high foot Round base bulging side decorated openwork plant ornament four short legs missing 17th 18th century China Vessel vase height 26 cm diameter 16.5 cm 5.3 cm diameter 13.1 cm gilded metal vase sits dark carved wooden stand warm golden brown surface irregular gold patches rounded body narrows neck flares rim pair ornate handles shaped stylized animal dragon figures darker bronze tone curving shoulder.