Caption

Vase on base. Chinese art, Chinese culture. Qing 1644–1911. Casts; vases; bases; antidated signatures; lion iconography. On a high foot. Decorated on the shoulders with six buttons with rosettes. Cast in bronze, inlaid with cold gold, dusting over lacquer. Varnished bronze, full-plastic relief and engraved decoration. Round base, 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., provenance: gift., A large ornamental vase stands against a plain light gray background, showing a rounded body that narrows at the base and flares slightly at the rim. The surface of the vessel is predominantly brown with irregular patches of reflective gold scattered across it, creating a mottled pattern. Two ornate handles rise from the shoulders on opposite sides, each formed into a sculptural animal head and curling, sinuous limbs that attach to the neck, rendered in darker brown tones with the same gold highlights. A raised horizontal band encircles the upper body, decorated with small rounded boss-like elements in matching brown and gold. The base has a stepped profile with similar brown coloring and gold patches, and the overall finish appears smooth and polished.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_214

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138.4Mb (9.8Mb) / 18.9in x 28.4in / 5669 x 8532 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase base Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 Casts vases bases antidated signatures lion iconography high foot Decorated shoulders six buttons rosettes Cast bronze inlaid cold gold dusting lacquer Varnished bronze full-plastic relief engraved decoration 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 provenance gift large ornamental vase stands plain light gray background showing rounded body narrows flares slightly rim surface vessel predominantly brown irregular patches reflective gold scattered across creating mottled pattern Two ornate handles rise opposite sides formed sculptural animal head curling sinuous limbs attach neck rendered darker brown tones gold highlights raised horizontal band encircles upper body decorated small rounded boss- elements matching brown gold stepped profile brown coloring gold patches finish smooth polished.