Caption

Water pipe, Porcelain belly mounted in a metal frame with floral ornament. Porcelain painted underglaze with cobalt matte glaze. 19th century. Vietnam, China . Blue and white porcelain. Decorations: lotuses, ducks; inscriptions in Chinese. Function: pipe/smoking accessory. Materials: ceramics, metal frame. Dimensions: height 11.0 cm; width 14.6 cm; depth 10.1 cm. Culture/style: Southeast Asian, Vietnamese, Chinese art., A small lidded container sits centered on a reflective surface, showing a mirrored reflection below. The container is predominantly white with blue painted vertical markings on its body, and it is trimmed with metallic gold-colored bands and fittings around the rim and base. The lid has concentric circular details in shades of brown and blue with a small raised central knob in a brass-like color, and two short curved handles on opposite sides with ornate ends in the same metallic gold tone. The background is a smooth uniform gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_334

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Rights managed

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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 Vietnam China Blue white porcelain Decorations lotuses ducks inscriptions Chinese Function pipe smoking accessory Materials ceramics Dimensions height 11.0 cm width 14.6 cm depth 10.1 cm Culture style Southeast Asian Vietnamese Chinese art small lidded container sits centered reflective surface showing mirrored reflection container predominantly white blue vertical markings body trimmed metallic gold-colored bands fittings rim base lid concentric circular details shades brown small raised central knob brass- color two short curved handles opposite sides ornate ends metallic gold tone background smooth uniform gray.