Caption

Hexagonal bowl holder in the shape of a prism, incense container. Porcelain body with white glaze outside; inside and foot glazed in turquoise; overglaze decoration with cobalt enamel; bronze foot and rim edge. Decorated with three stripes of borders with geometric ornament meander. Signed. Colored porcelain, geometric ornaments; Qianlong style, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, Qianlong 1736–1795. 19th century . China. Height 7.5 cm, width 5.8 cm. Makership unknown., A hexagonal porcelain vessel standing upright on a reflective surface, predominantly white with blue decorative bands and patterns; the top interior shows a pale green glaze rimmed with a thin brown edge, and the body is divided into horizontal sections featuring a dark blue scrolling border near the top, a band of alternating geometric patterned panels in blue, a plain white band, and a lower blue border of vertical elongated motifs; the background is a neutral gray and the vessel casts a soft reflection beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_348

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.1Mb (1022.1Kb) / 16.0in x 16.0in / 4807 x 4807 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hexagonal bowl holder shape prism incense container Porcelain body white glaze outside inside foot glazed turquoise overglaze decoration cobalt enamel bronze foot rim edge Decorated three stripes borders geometric ornament meander Signed Colored porcelain geometric ornaments Qianlong style Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Qianlong 1736–1795 19th century China Height 7.5 cm width 5.8 cm Makership unknown hexagonal porcelain vessel standing upright reflective surface predominantly white blue decorative bands patterns top interior pale green glaze rimmed thin brown edge body divided horizontal sections featuring dark blue scrolling border near top band alternating geometric patterned panels blue plain white band lower blue border vertical elongated motifs background neutral gray vessel casts soft reflection beneath .