Caption

Ink vessel, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century. Painted with lotuses and calligraphy; used as a painting implement. Vessel; height 0.7 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 4.6 cm., A shallow irregularly shaped tray with wavy edges sits on a smooth surface, appearing to be made of a translucent pearly material with creamy white, off-white, and pale beige tones; the tray shows subtle marbling and faint veining in slightly darker beige and pale gray, with a soft shadow and a faint reflection beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_240

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (238.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ink vessel Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century Painted lotuses calligraphy painting implement Vessel height 0.7 cm width 6.8 cm depth 4.6 cm shallow irregularly shaped tray wavy edges sits smooth surface appearing translucent pearly material creamy white off-white pale beige tones subtle marbling faint veining slightly darker beige pale gray soft shadow faint reflection beneath .