Caption

Vase on base. Chinese art; Chinese, Qing 1644–1911. Cast in bronze with cold-gold inlay, dusted over lacquer; varnished bronze with full-plastic relief and engraved decoration. On a high foot. Shoulders decorated with six buttons with rosettes. Round base with bulging side decorated with openwork plant ornament, on four short legs one missing. Lion iconography; antidated signatures. 17th–18th century, China. Vessel, vase: height 26 cm, diameter 16.5 cm; base: height 5.3 cm, diameter 13.1 cm., A metallic vase with a rounded body and flared neck sits on an ornate dark wooden stand, the vase showing a patinated bronze color with irregular gold-colored patches across its surface; the neck features sculpted decorative elements including a stylized animal or mythical creature relief and rounded knop-like details, all sharing the same bronze and gold tones, while the stand is carved with openwork patterns in a deep brown to black color and the background is a smooth pale gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_210

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77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase base Chinese art Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Cast bronze cold-gold inlay dusted lacquer varnished bronze full-plastic relief engraved decoration high foot Shoulders decorated six buttons rosettes Round base bulging side decorated openwork plant ornament four short legs missing Lion iconography antidated signatures 17th–18th century China Vessel vase height 26 cm diameter 16.5 cm 5.3 cm diameter 13.1 cm metallic vase rounded body flared neck sits ornate dark wooden stand vase showing patinated bronze color irregular gold-colored patches across surface neck features sculpted decorative elements stylized animal mythical creature relief rounded knop- details sharing gold tones stand carved openwork patterns deep brown black color background smooth pale gray.