Caption

Cantonese vase, Canton China, 19th century. Ovoid body with thin neck and two side handles; rib with upwardly curled edge and plastically separated foot. Thick grayish porcelain body with white glaze tinged grey. Decoration: two reserved figural court scenes on body and neck set against backgrounds of flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit; painted in overglaze enamels two greens, blue, yellow, red, pink, black, overglaze iron red and gilding. Colored porcelain decorative vessel, height 63 cm, diameter 28 cm., A tall ceramic vase with a flared rim sits against a dark background, decorated all over with intricate floral and figurative panels; the surface shows a palette of green, pink, blue, red, yellow, and white, with touches of black outlining; a group of floral motifs and fruit-like shapes cover much of the body, interspersed with framed scenes depicting human figures and architectural elements; the neck and shoulder are filled with dense foliage and flowers, and the base and rim are bordered by patterned bands featuring geometric and floral designs; overall the object displays a glossy finish and finely detailed brushwork.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_500

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.2Mb (2.6Mb) / 14.2in x 20.0in / 4264 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cantonese vase Canton China 19th century Ovoid body thin neck two side handles rib upwardly curled edge plastically separated foot Thick grayish porcelain body white glaze tinged grey Decoration two reserved figural court scenes body neck set backgrounds flowers birds butterflies fruit painted overglaze enamels two greens blue yellow red pink black overglaze iron red gilding Colored porcelain decorative vessel height 63 cm diameter 28 cm tall ceramic vase flared rim sits dark background decorated intricate floral figurative panels surface palette green white touches black outlining group floral motifs fruit- shapes cover interspersed framed scenes depicting human figures architectural elements neck shoulder filled dense foliage base rim bordered patterned bands featuring geometric floral designs object displays glossy finish finely detailed brushwork.