Caption

Vase on base, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, huaniao style, plum trees, birds and flowers, brown soapstone, late 19th century, China, vessel, height 43.0 cm, A tall, irregular vertical sculpture with an organic, weathered surface stands on a dark flat base; the sculpture is primarily deep brown with areas of lighter brown and small pale yellowish beige clusters along one side, and it has many hollowed cavities, rough textured ridges, and drip-like formations; the lower portion flares into a porous, root-like support with rounded openings and uneven legs, while the upper portion tapers and features knobby protrusions and narrow vertical grooves; the background is a smooth gradient from dark gray at the top to lighter gray toward the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_269

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase base Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 huaniao style plum trees birds flowers brown soapstone late 19th century China vessel height 43.0 cm tall irregular vertical sculpture organic weathered surface stands dark flat base sculpture primarily deep brown areas lighter brown small pale yellowish beige clusters side hollowed cavities rough textured ridges drip- formations lower portion flares porous root- support rounded openings uneven legs upper portion tapers features knobby protrusions narrow vertical grooves background smooth gradient dark gray top lighter gray bottom.