Caption

Cylindrical jar with a lid; ceramics; blue-and-white porcelain; Chinese; 19th century. Cylindrical vessel with attached lid; thick porcelain body with bluish-tinted paste; decoration painted underglaze with cobalt, thickly applied in places; glaze with a grayish hue. Height 5 cm; diameter 4.5 cm., A small cylindrical ceramic container with a separate round lid sits on a reflective surface against a plain light gray background. The container and lid are white with hand-painted blue designs; the container shows a stylized floral or leafy motif wrapping around its side, and the lid displays abstract organic shapes and brushstrokes in varying shades of blue. The ceramic has a glossy finish, and both pieces cast soft reflections on the surface below. The visible colors are white, several shades of blue, light gray, and subtle reflections of those colors.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_238

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cylindrical jar lid ceramics blue- -white porcelain Chinese 19th century Cylindrical vessel attached lid thick porcelain body bluish-tinted paste decoration painted underglaze cobalt thickly applied places glaze grayish hue Height 5 cm diameter 4.5 cm small cylindrical ceramic container separate round sits reflective surface plain light gray background container white hand-painted blue designs stylized floral leafy motif wrapping side lid displays abstract organic shapes brushstrokes varying shades blue ceramic glossy finish pieces cast soft reflections surface visible colors several shades light gray subtle reflections colors.