Caption

Vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Vessel with bas-relief decoration depicting dragons. Height 24.5 cm, diameter 14.3 cm., A tall cylindrical carved object sits centered on a smooth surface, rendered in deep black with a slight sheen; the background graduates from dark gray at the top to lighter gray near the surface. The cylinder's exterior shows an intricate raised relief with flowing, curving shapes and textured rough areas, including spiral motifs and wave-like forms around the base and sides. The top is flat and dark, contrasting subtly with the slightly lighter highlights on the carved edges. Overall the visible colors are black and various shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_349

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (780.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Vessel bas-relief decoration depicting dragons Height 24.5 cm diameter 14.3 cm tall cylindrical carved object sits centered smooth surface rendered deep black slight sheen background graduates dark gray top lighter gray near surface cylinder's exterior intricate raised relief flowing curving shapes textured rough areas spiral motifs wave- forms base sides flat dark contrasting subtly slightly lighter highlights carved edges visible colors black various shades gray.