Caption

Water pipe, porcelain belly mounted in a metal frame with floral ornament. Porcelain painted underglaze with cobalt matte glaze. 19th century. Subject decoration: lotuses and ducks. Smoking accessory pipe. Materials: ceramics, blue-and-white porcelain, metal mount. Inscriptions: Chinese. Dimensions: height 11.0 cm, width 14.6 cm, depth 10.1 cm. Culture: Southeast Asia Vietnamese?, China., A small white ceramic cup with blue painted designs sits on its side against a smooth gray background, fitted with a gold-colored metal handle and decorative metal bands that curve around the body; a few ornate gold-colored accents are attached where the handle meets the cup, and the cup and metal show a soft reflection on the surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_337

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (583.1Kb) / 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 Subject decoration lotuses ducks Smoking accessory pipe Materials ceramics blue- -white porcelain metal mount Inscriptions Chinese Dimensions height 11.0 cm width 14.6 cm depth 10.1 cm Culture Southeast Asia Vietnamese China small white ceramic cup blue designs sits side smooth gray background fitted gold-colored metal handle decorative metal bands curve body ornate gold-colored accents attached handle meets cup metal soft reflection surface beneath.