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Fangzun vase, Chinese art, Chinese culture, plant ornament, banana plants, meander ornament, taotie iconography, ceremonial/ritual vessel, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, Qing style, 19th century, China place of issue?, vessel, height 21.4 cm, width 13.3 cm, A tall, ornate vessel with a flared square top narrowing into a sculpted midsection and widening again at a decorative square base, finished in dark bronze tones with areas of brownish patina; the surface shows intricate carved relief panels and raised decorative motifs on each face, with curved flared panels near the top and rectangular recessed panels near the base, and the object sits on a reflective surface that produces a faint mirror image below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_373

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Keywords

Fangzun vase Chinese art Chinese culture plant ornament banana plants meander ornament taotie iconography ceremonial ritual vessel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Qing style 19th century China place issue vessel height 21.4 cm width 13.3 cm tall ornate vessel flared square top narrowing sculpted midsection widening again decorative square base finished dark bronze tones areas brownish patina surface intricate carved relief panels raised decorative motifs face curved flared panels near top rectangular recessed base object sits reflective surface produces faint mirror image .