Caption

Guan vase with cover, ceramics, chrysanthemums, covers, Chinese art, Chinese culture, decorative vessel, lion iconography, peonies, Qing 1644–1911, ovoid belly, 19th century, China, vessel, height 92 cm, diameter 46 cm, A tall lidded ceramic vase with a glossy white base covered in floral and foliate painted decoration in pink, green, blue, yellow, and gold tones, featuring a group of pink peony-like flowers and green leaves arranged around the body, accented by smaller blue and yellow floral motifs and stylized scrolling patterns; the shoulder and foot have bands of pink and gold ornament with ornate cartouche-like panels in similar colors, and the lid is topped by a sculpted figure in a brownish-red glaze sitting on a domed section decorated to match the vase.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_453

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Rights managed

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79.4Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guan vase cover ceramics chrysanthemums covers Chinese art Chinese culture decorative vessel lion iconography peonies Qing 1644–1911 ovoid belly 19th century China vessel height 92 cm diameter 46 cm tall lidded ceramic vase glossy white base covered floral foliate painted decoration pink green blue yellow gold tones featuring group pink peony- flowers green leaves arranged body accented smaller blue yellow floral motifs stylized scrolling patterns shoulder foot bands gold ornament ornate cartouche- panels colors lid topped sculpted figure brownish-red glaze sitting domed section decorated match vase.