Caption

Vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Bas-relief decoration with dragons iconography. Vessel, height 24.5 cm, diameter 14.3 cm., A dark cylindrical carved object stands upright on a smooth surface, showing a textured body with raised swirling and curving motifs that wrap around it; the material appears glossy in places and more matte and rough in others, with visible variations in surface texture. The top has a recessed circular opening and a smoother rim. The lighting casts soft shadows beneath the object. The visible colors in the image are black and shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_352

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Bas-relief decoration dragons iconography Vessel height 24.5 cm diameter 14.3 cm dark cylindrical carved object stands upright smooth surface showing textured body raised swirling curving motifs wrap material glossy places matte rough visible variations surface texture top recessed circular opening smoother rim lighting casts soft shadows beneath object visible colors image black shades gray.