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, square-based ceramic vase with a flared rim, shown against a plain gray background. The vase has a predominantly black surface decorated with floral and tree branch motifs in white, green, and pale pink, with brownish outlines and some lighter green foliage near the base and neck. The neck features a cluster of green leaves and pale flowers, while the body panels display blossoming branches and leaves in white, green, and pale pink set against the black ground. The rim interior and the very top edge are a pale off-white color. The vase sits on a reflective surface that shows a faint mirror image of its lower section.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_082

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.3Mb) / 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 square-based ceramic vase flared rim shown plain gray background vase predominantly black surface decorated floral tree branch motifs white green pale pink brownish outlines lighter green foliage near base neck neck features cluster green leaves pale flowers body panels display blossoming branches leaves pale pink set black ground rim interior top edge pale off-white color vase sits reflective surface faint mirror image lower section.