Caption

Vase, gift; Indian, 19th century. Vase with a bulging, flattened belly tapering toward the bottom; wide spout and round foot. Polychrome in red, pink, yellow, white and black. Subject motifs: gods Vishnu, Shiva, teachers, fish, plant ornaments, geometric ornaments, ascetics; functions: jug/container. Vessel; height 50.0 cm, diameter 13.0 cm, weight 5.75 kg., A rounded ornamental vessel with a flared rim and pedestal base, decorated with intricate painted scenes and floral motifs; the surface shows a metallic bronze tone with prominent red accents and touches of gold, along with darker brown and black detailing; the body features a band of rounded medallion-shaped scenes set against a red floral background, while the neck and base have carved or painted repeating leaf patterns and linear bands in bronze and brown; the overall shape tapers from a wide midsection to a narrower foot, and the finish appears glossy.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_433

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase gift Indian 19th century bulging flattened belly tapering bottom wide spout round foot Polychrome red pink yellow white black Subject motifs gods Vishnu Shiva teachers fish plant ornaments geometric ornaments ascetics functions jug container Vessel height 50.0 cm diameter 13.0 cm weight 5.75 kg rounded ornamental vessel flared rim pedestal base decorated intricate painted scenes floral motifs surface metallic bronze tone prominent red accents touches gold darker brown black detailing body features band rounded medallion-shaped scenes set red floral background neck base carved repeating leaf patterns linear bands brown shape tapers wide midsection narrower foot finish glossy.