Caption

Ink vessel, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century, China. Vessel decorated with lotuses and calligraphy; painting implements. Dimensions: height 0.7 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 4.6 cm., A smooth, irregularly shaped pale object resembling a flat stone or leaf rests on a light surface, showing subtle veins and shallow indentations; the object is mostly off-white with hints of cream and very light gray, and there are faint smudges of darker gray in places, with a soft shadow beneath it on a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A30_242

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (238.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ink vessel Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century China Vessel decorated lotuses calligraphy painting implements Dimensions height 0.7 cm width 6.8 cm depth 4.6 cm smooth irregularly shaped pale object resembling flat stone leaf rests light surface showing subtle veins shallow indentations mostly off-white hints cream light gray faint smudges darker gray places soft shadow beneath pale gray background.