Caption

Vase with two handles, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, Qing style, ceramics, inscriptions, lion iconography, figural scenes, colored porcelain, images of women, porcelain fragment; white, transparent glaze. Decoration painted with overglaze enamel paints and iron red. 19th century, China, vessel. Height 28.5 cm; width 15.2 cm; depth 11.5 cm; weight 1.75 kg., A tall, narrow porcelain vase with a flared rim and a rectangular body stands against a neutral gray background; the vase is primarily white with a thin gold rim, a red decorative knop with a gold ring on the front, and a painted scene of a seated woman holding a stringed lute-like instrument, dressed in multicolored robes featuring blues, purples, pinks, greens, and reds, with black hair styled in a bun and a pale complexion; above the knop there is a vertical block of dark inked characters and a couple of small red seals, and the vase sits on a reflective surface that mirrors its lower portion.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_070

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Rights managed

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64.4Mb (586.3Kb) / 12.5in x 20.0in / 3750 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase two handles Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 Qing style ceramics inscriptions lion iconography figural scenes colored porcelain images women porcelain fragment white transparent glaze Decoration painted overglaze enamel paints iron red 19th century China vessel Height 28.5 cm width 15.2 cm depth 11.5 cm weight 1.75 kg tall narrow porcelain vase flared rim rectangular body stands neutral gray background primarily white thin gold rim red decorative knop gold ring front painted scene seated woman holding stringed lute- instrument dressed multicolored robes featuring blues purples pinks greens reds black hair styled bun pale complexion knop vertical block dark inked characters couple small red seals vase sits reflective surface mirrors lower portion.