Caption

Guan vase with cover, ceramics; chrysanthemum and peony decoration with lion iconography; ovoid belly; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; China; height 92 cm, diameter 46 cm;, A tall porcelain covered vase with a domed lid topped by a sculpted figure in a brownish-red color stands against a dark gray background; the body of the vase is predominantly white with an overall floral decoration featuring pink, green, blue, and yellow hues, with several large pink flowers and clusters of green leaves and smaller multicolored blossoms, accented by decorative cartouches and borders in pink and gold tones around the shoulder and base, and additional blue and green ornamental motifs dispersed across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_454

License type

Rights managed

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79.4Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4628 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guan vase cover ceramics chrysanthemum peony decoration lion iconography ovoid belly Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China height 92 cm diameter 46 cm tall porcelain covered vase domed lid topped sculpted figure brownish-red color stands dark gray background body predominantly white floral decoration featuring pink green blue yellow hues several large flowers clusters green leaves smaller multicolored blossoms accented decorative cartouches borders gold tones shoulder base additional blue green ornamental motifs dispersed across surface.