Caption

Teapot with a lid, Narozno Eckersdorf — tea, plums, images of birds, Chinese art, plant ornament, Chinese culture, restitution provenance, lions iconography, birds and flowers, huaniao style, fo iconography, plant twig, Qing style, clouds; Qing 1644–1911. Teapot with a profiled foot and neck, with a rectangular lid topped with a plastic figurine of a lion. Decorated with panels filled with a motif of a blossoming plum tree and birds, bordered with plant twigs the motif in the panels is engraved and set with metal. Foot, neck and cap decorated with plant ornament powdered background. 19th century, China; vessel. Height 27.3 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 8.3 cm, A tall rectangular decorative container with a stepped square base and a multi-tiered lid topped by a small sculpted figure, shown against a pale gray background; the object is primarily silver in color with areas of darker metallic patina and some golden brown accents, featuring ornate engraved floral and foliate patterns across its faces and base; each side panel is framed with intricate scrolling borders and contains a central inset panel showing a stylized scene of a bird among branches and blossoms in contrasting darker tones; the lid and tiers carry repeating decorative motifs and punched dot textures, and the small figure on top is a darker brownish metal that contrasts with the lighter silver surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_441

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teapot lid Narozno Eckersdorf tea plums images birds Chinese art plant ornament Chinese culture restitution provenance lions iconography flowers huaniao style fo iconography plant twig Qing style clouds Qing 1644–1911 profiled foot neck rectangular topped plastic figurine lion Decorated panels filled motif blossoming plum tree bordered plant twigs panels engraved set metal Foot cap decorated powdered background 19th century China vessel Height 27.3 cm width 11.5 cm depth 8.3 cm tall rectangular decorative container stepped square base multi-tiered small sculpted figure shown pale gray background object primarily silver color areas darker metallic patina golden brown accents featuring ornate floral foliate patterns across faces base side panel framed intricate scrolling borders contains central inset panel showing stylized scene bird branches blossoms contrasting darker tones tiers carry repeating decorative motifs punched dot textures small figure top darker brownish metal contrasts lighter silver surface.