Caption

Vase, noted. Indian, 19th century. Vessel with a bulging, flattened belly tapering toward the bottom; wide spout and round foot. Polychrome in red, pink, yellow, white and black. Motifs include gods Vishnu, Shiva, teachers, fish, plant and geometric ornaments, ascetics; associated with Hinduism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism. Height 50.0 cm, diameter 13.0 cm, weight 5.75 kg., A rounded, ornate vessel with a flared rim and pedestal base sits against a plain background, showing a bulbous midsection that tapers to a narrow stem and circular foot; the surface features intricate decorative panels and floral motifs with a dominant red background and metallic areas that appear gold and bronze, along with accents of dark brown and small touches of pink and green, and the vessel displays a glossy finish with visible painted scenes and repeated patterned bands around the neck and base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_431

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase noted Indian 19th century Vessel bulging flattened belly tapering bottom wide spout round foot Polychrome red pink yellow white black Motifs include gods Vishnu Shiva teachers fish plant geometric ornaments ascetics associated Hinduism Vaishnavism Shaivism Height 50.0 cm diameter 13.0 cm weight 5.75 kg rounded ornate vessel flared rim pedestal base sits plain background showing bulbous midsection tapers narrow stem circular foot surface features intricate decorative panels floral motifs dominant red background metallic areas gold bronze accents dark brown small touches green vessel displays glossy finish visible painted scenes repeated patterned bands neck base.