Caption

Water pipe, Porcelain belly mounted in a metal frame with floral ornament. Porcelain painted underglaze with cobalt matte glaze. 19th century. Possibly Vietnam or China. Decorated with lotuses and ducks; includes inscriptions. Blue-and-white porcelain smoking pipe. Height 11.0 cm, width 14.6 cm, depth 10.1 cm., A small lidded ceramic container with blue floral and leaf patterns on a white background sits centered on a reflective surface, framed by thin metallic bands and small decorative metal fittings on opposite sides; the lid has a concentric raised center with a brownish tone, and the visible colors include blue, white, gold or brass, brown, and shades of gray in the background and reflection.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_332

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (633.9Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water pipe Porcelain belly mounted metal frame floral ornament Porcelain painted underglaze cobalt matte glaze 19th century Vietnam China Decorated lotuses ducks includes inscriptions Blue- -white porcelain smoking pipe Height 11.0 cm width 14.6 cm depth 10.1 cm small lidded ceramic container blue floral leaf patterns white background sits centered reflective surface framed thin metallic bands small decorative metal fittings opposite sides lid concentric raised center brownish tone visible colors include blue white gold brass brown shades gray background reflection.