Caption

Vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Porcelain body, spherical, flattened horizontally on a high foot; high, wide neck with a rim. Decoration: dragons engraved under the glaze into the body and filled with cobalt. Height 42.7 cm; diameter 21.5 cm., A tall bulbous ceramic vase with a long cylindrical neck and a flared foot, rendered in white with very faint pale gray decorative motifs visible on the rounded body, sitting against a dark gray background; the vase surface shows a few small dark specks and subtle irregularities in glaze, and the rim and base edges reveal a thin darker brownish-gray line.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_286

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Rights managed

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144.0Mb (4.1Mb) / 19.3in x 29.0in / 5792 x 8688 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Porcelain body spherical flattened horizontally high foot high wide neck rim Decoration dragons engraved under glaze body filled cobalt Height 42.7 cm diameter 21.5 cm tall bulbous ceramic vase long cylindrical neck flared foot rendered white faint pale gray decorative motifs visible rounded body sitting dark gray background vase surface small dark specks subtle irregularities base edges reveal thin darker brownish-gray line.