Caption

Brush vessel, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 19th century. Porcelain fragment with celadon glaze; decoration painted with overglaze enamel paints depicting floral tendrils and dragons. Cylindrical colored-porcelain brush vessel. Height 12.1 cm; diameter 9.6 cm; weight 0.5 kg., A cylindrical ceramic cup sits upright on a reflective surface, showing a decorative exterior with a turquoise background and an intricate raised pattern of swirling white lines. The surface is adorned with floral motifs in pink and yellow with green leafy stems, and a few stylized bird-like elements in pink. The rim and base are white, and the interior appears pale with a glossy finish. The overall color palette includes turquoise, pink, yellow, green, white, and subtle gray reflections.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_092

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.3Mb (1.4Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brush vessel Chinese Qing 1644–1911 19th century Porcelain fragment celadon glaze decoration painted overglaze enamel paints depicting floral tendrils dragons Cylindrical colored-porcelain brush vessel Height 12.1 cm diameter 9.6 cm weight 0.5 kg cylindrical ceramic cup sits upright reflective surface showing decorative exterior turquoise background intricate raised pattern swirling white lines surface adorned floral motifs pink yellow green leafy stems stylized bird- elements rim base white interior pale glossy finish color palette includes turquoise green subtle gray reflections.