Caption

Pair of vases, Chinese, 18th century, colored porcelain famille noire, decorated with birds, plums and floral motifs; vessel, height 22.5 cm., A tall, narrow vase with a flared rim and a square body stands against a plain gray background; the vase has a black ground with painted floral branches, blossoms, and leaves in white, green, and pale pink tones, and a few small birds perched among the branches; the neck shows a scene with foliage and a pale container motif in similar green and pink colors, and the interior of the rim appears white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_080

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.1Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pair vases Chinese 18th century colored porcelain famille noire decorated birds plums floral motifs vessel height 22.5 cm tall narrow vase flared rim square body stands plain gray background vase black ground painted floral branches blossoms leaves white green pale pink tones small birds perched branches neck scene foliage pale container motif pink colors interior rim white.