Vase, gift, Chinese art, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, dragons iconography, bas-relief decoration, 19th century, China, vessel, height 24.5 cm, diameter 14.3 cm, A dark cylindrical carved object stands upright on a smooth surface, its surface featuring raised swirling and curved patterns and a prominent carved dragon motif wrapping around the body; the object is predominantly black with subtle highlights that reveal textured rough areas and polished smooth sections, and it casts a soft shadow on the light gray surface beneath it against a gradient background that transitions from light gray near the base to dark gray toward the top.
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Vase, gift, Chinese art, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, dragons iconography, bas-relief decoration, 19th century, China, vessel, height 24.5 cm, diameter 14.3 cm, A dark cylindrical carved object stands upright on a smooth surface, its surface featuring raised swirling and curved patterns and a prominent carved dragon motif wrapping around the body; the object is predominantly black with subtle highlights that reveal textured rough areas and polished smooth sections, and it casts a soft shadow on the light gray surface beneath it against a gradient background that transitions from light gray near the base to dark gray toward the top.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Vase gift Chinese art Chinese Qing 1644–1911 dragons iconography bas-relief decoration 19th century China vessel height 24.5 cm diameter 14.3 cm dark cylindrical carved object stands upright smooth surface surface featuring raised swirling curved patterns prominent dragon motif wrapping body object predominantly black subtle highlights reveal textured rough areas polished smooth sections casts soft shadow light gray surface beneath gradient background transitions light gray near base dark gray top.

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