Caption

Water pipe, Porcelain belly mounted in a metal frame with floral ornament. Porcelain painted underglaze with cobalt matte glaze. 19th century. Decoration: lotuses, ducks; inscriptions in Chinese. Materials/technique: ceramics, blue-and-white porcelain. Function: pipe/smoking accessory. Dimensions: height 11.0 cm, width 14.6 cm, depth 10.1 cm. Cultural attributions: Southeast Asia Vietnamese?, China., A small ceramic container with a rounded lid sits centered on a reflective surface against a plain gray background; the container is primarily white with blue painted floral and plant motifs on its visible sides, and it is framed with brass-colored metal bands and fittings including a decorative clasp and a curved handle; the lid has brownish and blue accents, and the reflection of the object appears below it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_333

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 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 Decoration lotuses ducks inscriptions Chinese Materials technique ceramics blue- -white porcelain Function pipe smoking accessory Dimensions height 11.0 cm width 14.6 cm depth 10.1 cm Cultural attributions Southeast Asia Vietnamese China small ceramic container rounded lid sits centered reflective surface plain gray background container primarily white blue floral plant motifs visible sides framed brass-colored metal bands fittings decorative clasp curved handle lid brownish blue accents reflection object .