Caption

Brush vessel, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, early 20th century. Ceramic container with bas-relief decoration of figural scenes in a landscape and images of birds; reserves with varied shapes. Height 16.4 cm; diameter 11.9 cm., A cylindrical carved wooden container stands upright on a light surface against a gradient gray background; the wood is a warm brown with visible grain and slightly darker carved details, and the interior shows a paler brown. The cylinder features carved decorative panels including a fan-shaped motif with raised floral or leaf forms, a rectangular recessed panel with a carved natural scene, and openwork vertical sections with curved carved elements on the sides. The top rim has a carved band of repeating leaf-like shapes in a slightly darker brown, and there are vertical seams and subtle cracks in the wood near the base. The overall colors visible are shades of brown, pale brown inside, light gray of the surface, and medium gray to darker gray in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_476

License type

Rights managed

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103.0Mb (2.1Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brush vessel Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 early 20th century Ceramic container bas-relief decoration figural scenes landscape images birds reserves varied shapes Height 16.4 cm diameter 11.9 cm cylindrical carved wooden container stands upright light surface gradient gray background wood warm brown visible grain slightly darker details interior paler brown cylinder features decorative panels fan-shaped motif raised floral leaf forms rectangular recessed panel carved natural scene openwork vertical sections curved elements sides top rim carved band repeating leaf- shapes slightly darker brown vertical seams subtle cracks wood near base colors visible shades pale brown inside light gray surface medium gray darker gray background.