Caption

Bowl holder, hexagonal prism-shaped container used as an incense vessel. Porcelain body with white glaze outside, overglaze decoration with cobalt enamel forming three stripes of borders with geometric meander ornament; inside and foot glazed in turquoise. Bronze foot and rim edge. Signed. Chinese; Qianlong style, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century . Height 7.5 cm, width 5.8 cm., A hexagonal ceramic vessel with a glossy white base and blue decorative patterns sits on a reflective surface against a light gray background; the vessel shows a pale turquoise interior rim, a thin brown edge along the top, bands of intricate blue geometric and scroll-like motifs around its exterior, and a blue patterned border near the base, with reflections of the blue and white visible on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_350

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Rights managed

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66.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 16.0in x 16.0in / 4807 x 4807 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl holder hexagonal prism-shaped container incense vessel Porcelain body white glaze outside overglaze decoration cobalt enamel forming three stripes borders geometric meander ornament inside foot glazed turquoise Bronze foot rim edge Signed Chinese Qianlong style Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Height 7.5 cm width 5.8 cm hexagonal ceramic vessel glossy white base blue decorative patterns sits reflective surface light gray background vessel pale turquoise interior rim thin brown edge top bands intricate blue geometric scroll- motifs exterior patterned border near base reflections white visible surface .