Caption

Vase on base, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, huaniao style, decorated with plum trees, birds and flowers, brown soapstone, late 19th century, China; vessel, height 43.0 cm, A tall, irregularly shaped carved object in deep reddish-brown with lighter speckles stands on a dark surface; its form is organic with smooth and rough contours, several carved recesses and protrusions, and a cluster of small pale elements attached to one side. The base is intricate and root-like with multiple openings and rounded legs in the same reddish-brown color. The background is a smooth gradient of dark gray to lighter gray. The visible colors are reddish-brown, pale off-white, dark gray, and black.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_272

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Vase base Chinese Qing 1644–1911 huaniao style decorated plum trees birds flowers brown soapstone late 19th century China vessel height 43.0 cm tall irregularly shaped carved object deep reddish-brown lighter speckles stands dark surface form organic smooth rough contours several carved recesses protrusions cluster small pale elements attached side intricate root- multiple openings rounded legs reddish-brown color background smooth gradient dark gray lighter gray visible colors reddish-brown pale off-white black.