Caption

Zun vase, Chinese, ceremonial vessel zun, decorated with taotie masks and fantastical beasts, meander and leiwen ornament, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China; height 31.7 cm, diameter 19.0 cm, A tall, slender metal vessel with a flared rim and flared base sits against a plain light gray background, showing worn patches and a mottled surface with areas of bright gold and darker brown. The midsection features a raised band with a carved decorative motif encircling it, appearing in the same gold and brown tones with subtle shadowing. The vessel's surface has an aged, textured look with irregular gold leaf-like flecks and darker oxidized spots, and the base reflects faintly on the smooth surface beneath it. The visible colors are gold, brown, dark brown, and light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_417

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Zun vase Chinese ceremonial vessel zun decorated taotie masks fantastical beasts meander leiwen ornament Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China height 31.7 cm diameter 19.0 cm tall slender metal vessel flared rim flared base sits plain light gray background showing worn patches mottled surface areas bright gold darker brown midsection features raised band carved decorative motif encircling appearing gold brown tones subtle shadowing vessel's surface aged textured look irregular leaf- flecks darker oxidized spots base reflects faintly smooth surface beneath visible colors brown dark brown light gray.