Caption

Wine jug, Chinese, plastic decorations, lotus and lotuses, longevity shou, dragons, Qing 1644–1911, early 20th century, China, vessel; height 26.8 cm, width 17.5 cm, A single ornate vessel stands alone against a neutral light gray background, with a bulbous central body tapering into a long narrow neck and topped by a domed lid with a pointed finial; the object shows a combination of silvery metallic and warm brown tones, with the brown appearing in ridged, petal-like motifs on the lid, on rounded side panels, and around the flared base, while the metallic surface is smooth and reflective with sculpted raised decorative elements on the front and sides.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_451

License type

Rights managed

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85.3Mb (622.6Kb) / 16.6in x 20.0in / 4970 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wine jug Chinese plastic decorations lotus lotuses longevity shou dragons Qing 1644–1911 early 20th century China vessel height 26.8 cm width 17.5 cm single ornate vessel stands alone neutral light gray background bulbous central body tapering long narrow neck topped domed lid pointed finial object combination silvery metallic warm brown tones brown appearing ridged petal- motifs lid rounded side panels flared base metallic surface smooth reflective sculpted raised decorative elements front sides.