Caption

Yixing clay storage vessel; maker, red-brown stoneware with plastic, impressed decoration; decorated with peonies; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; Yixing style; Chinese; vessel; height 22.4 cm, width 17.7 cm, depth 15.7 cm, weight 1.15 kg., A hexagonal ceramic vessel with a short cylindrical neck, shown against a pale gray background. The vessel is predominantly reddish-brown with lighter beige accents along the edges of its panels. Each of the visible vertical panels features raised floral reliefs with petals and leaves, rendered in the same reddish-brown and lighter beige tones. The top surface around the neck shows a subtle decorative band in the reddish-brown color. The base has small notches and rests on a reflective surface that mirrors the colors and shapes faintly.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_278

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

Keywords

Yixing clay storage vessel maker red-brown stoneware plastic impressed decoration decorated peonies Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Yixing style Chinese vessel height 22.4 cm width 17.7 cm depth 15.7 cm weight 1.15 kg hexagonal ceramic vessel short cylindrical neck shown pale gray background predominantly reddish-brown lighter beige accents edges panels visible vertical panels features raised floral reliefs petals leaves rendered reddish-brown lighter beige tones top surface neck subtle decorative band reddish-brown color base small notches rests reflective surface mirrors colors shapes faintly.