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Vase, figurative scenes, ceramics, Chinese art, Chinese culture, blue and white porcelain, terraces architectural motif, origin provenance: China, Qing 1644–1911 style; porcelain vase with transparent blue-gray glaze and underglaze cobalt painted decoration; 19th–20th century; vessel; height 24.3 cm, diameter 9 cm., A tall ceramic vase with a flared mouth and a gently curving body, decorated in blue on a white ground; the upper shoulder shows a band of painterly blue waves, the central body displays a scene of two seated figures in traditional dress facing a table with stacked boxes and a container holding long leaves or brushes, and flowing drapery painted in various shades of blue, while the lower foot area features a simple blue geometric and fan-like motif; visible colors include white and several tones of blue, with small areas of off-white or cream on the glazed surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_267

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73.6Mb (694.1Kb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase figurative scenes ceramics Chinese art Chinese culture blue white porcelain terraces architectural motif origin provenance China Qing 1644–1911 style porcelain vase transparent blue-gray glaze underglaze cobalt painted decoration 19th–20th century vessel height 24.3 cm diameter 9 cm tall ceramic vase flared mouth gently curving body decorated white ground upper shoulder band painterly waves central body displays scene two seated figures traditional dress facing table stacked boxes container holding long leaves brushes flowing drapery painted various shades lower foot area features simple geometric fan- motif visible colors include white several tones small areas off-white cream glazed surface.