Caption

Vase, 19th century, India. Vase with a bulging, flattened belly tapering toward the bottom; wide spout and round foot. Polychrome in red, pink, yellow, white and black. Height 50.0 cm, diameter 13.0 cm, weight 5.75 kg. Decorative program: Hindu subjects Vaishnavism, Shaivism depicting gods Vishnu, Shiva, teachers, ascetics; motifs include fish, plant and geometric ornaments; jugs/containers., An ornate rounded vessel with a flared neck and pedestal base sits against a plain gray background; its surface displays a dominant red color with extensive gold and dark brown metallic detailing, including patterned bands and decorative floral motifs, and several medallion-like scenes rendered in darker tones surrounded by gold highlights; the neck, shoulder, and base show etched or engraved feather-like patterns in brown and gold, while the midsection has red panels filled with stylized leaves and floral elements in gold and darker red, and the foot and lip carry concentric bands of brown and gold.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_435

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

Keywords

Vase 19th century India bulging flattened belly tapering bottom wide spout round foot Polychrome red pink yellow white black Height 50.0 cm diameter 13.0 cm weight 5.75 kg Decorative program Hindu subjects Vaishnavism Shaivism depicting gods Vishnu Shiva teachers ascetics motifs include fish plant geometric ornaments jugs containers ornate rounded vessel flared neck pedestal base sits plain gray background surface displays dominant red color extensive gold dark brown metallic detailing patterned bands decorative floral motifs several medallion- scenes rendered darker tones surrounded gold highlights neck shoulder base etched engraved feather- patterns brown gold midsection red panels filled stylized leaves floral elements darker red foot lip carry concentric bands gold.