Caption

Vase with a lid, Chinese, ceramics, colored porcelain, 18th century. Vessel height 28 cm. The lid is topped with a modeled seated lion. Decoration: geometric and plant ornament around the neck; two large reserves bordered with plant ornament filled with figural scenes in a landscape, two smaller reserves with figures in a landscape; background of twigs with flowers on a gold ornamental ground. White glaze, underglaze painted with cobalt; overglaze enamels in sepia, black, iron red, and gold. Provenance unknown., A tall porcelain vase with a lid is shown against a plain gray background; the vase has a predominantly white body with extensive blue decorative borders and ornate painted scenes featuring people in traditional clothing and architectural elements, with additional colors including gold, pink, green, red, and purple; the lid is topped by a small gold-colored figurine and decorated with similar multicolored patterns; the vase sits on a reflective surface that mirrors its base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_255

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase lid Chinese ceramics colored porcelain 18th century Vessel height 28 cm topped modeled seated lion Decoration geometric plant ornament neck two large reserves bordered plant ornament filled figural scenes landscape two smaller reserves figures background twigs flowers gold ornamental ground White glaze underglaze painted cobalt overglaze enamels sepia black iron red gold Provenance unknown tall porcelain vase shown plain gray background vase predominantly white body extensive blue decorative borders ornate painted scenes featuring people traditional clothing architectural elements additional colors pink green red purple small gold-colored figurine decorated multicolored patterns vase sits reflective surface mirrors base.