Caption

Brush vessel. Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Porcelain fragment with celadon glaze; decoration painted with overglaze enamel paints. Cylindrical brush vessel with floral tendril and dragons iconography. Height 12.1 cm; diameter 9.6 cm; weight 0.5 kg., A cylindrical ceramic cup with a glossy pale green background covered in a swirling floral pattern, showing a group of pink lotus-like blossoms, several yellow and red flower buds, and green leaves outlined in darker lines, all set among white cloud-like scroll motifs; the rim and base are white with a thin darker edge, and the cup sits on a reflective gray surface with a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_090

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.3Mb (2.1Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brush vessel Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Porcelain fragment celadon glaze decoration painted overglaze enamel paints Cylindrical brush vessel floral tendril dragons iconography Height 12.1 cm diameter 9.6 cm weight 0.5 kg cylindrical ceramic cup glossy pale green background covered swirling floral pattern showing group pink lotus- blossoms several yellow red flower buds green leaves outlined darker lines set white cloud- scroll motifs rim base white thin darker edge cup sits reflective gray surface plain light gray background.