Caption

Yixing clay storage vessel, gift, Chinese art, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, Yixing style, container with peony decoration, red-brown stoneware with plastic, impressed decoration, 19th century, China, 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 primarily a muted reddish-brown with areas of lighter, dusty beige on some faces and edges, and each visible panel features raised floral reliefs depicting stylized blossoms and leaves, with decorative borders framing the panels and a subtle textured pattern behind the floral motifs, and a faint reflection of the base visible on the glossy surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_282

License type

Rights managed

Available size

88.3Mb (2.0Mb) / 17.1in x 20.0in / 5143 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Yixing clay storage vessel gift Chinese art Chinese Qing 1644–1911 Yixing style container peony decoration red-brown stoneware plastic impressed decoration 19th century China 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 primarily muted reddish-brown areas lighter dusty beige faces edges visible panel features raised floral reliefs depicting stylized blossoms leaves decorative borders framing panels subtle textured pattern floral motifs faint reflection base visible glossy surface beneath.