Caption

Pair of vases; Chinese; ceramics; colored porcelain in famille noire palette; decorated with birds, plums, and floral motifs; 18th century, China; vessel; height 22.5 cm; ., A tall, square-bodied ceramic vase with a flared neck stands against a plain gray background; the vase has a predominantly black surface decorated with floral and botanical motifs in white, green, and pale pink, showing branches, blossoms, leaves, and a few stylized birds; the neck and panels carry continuous painted patterns with accents of brown and lighter green on the tree trunks and foliage; the base and inner rim are lighter in color, and the vase casts a subtle reflection on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_077

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.4Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pair vases Chinese ceramics colored porcelain famille noire palette decorated birds plums floral motifs 18th century China vessel height 22.5 cm tall square-bodied ceramic vase flared neck stands plain gray background vase predominantly black surface decorated floral botanical motifs white green pale pink showing branches blossoms leaves stylized birds neck panels carry continuous painted patterns accents brown lighter green tree trunks foliage base inner rim lighter color vase casts subtle reflection surface .