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 sculptural object with an irregular, porous form stands on a flat dark surface against a muted gray background; the sculpture is predominantly deep reddish-brown with a rough, pitted texture and flowing, carved cavities, and a winding cluster of small pale cream-colored blossoms and rounded buds ascends along its front, contrasting with the darker material.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_270

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 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 sculptural object irregular porous form stands flat dark surface muted gray background sculpture predominantly deep reddish-brown rough pitted texture flowing carved cavities winding cluster small pale cream-colored blossoms rounded buds ascends front contrasting darker material.