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Kuan-type vase with cover, faience manufactory 1779–1800. Maker: Karol Wolff fl. ca. 1800. Chinoiserie; Chinese/Far Eastern motifs; Warsaw faience; unknown provenance. Low kuan-type vase in the shape of a bulging baluster with a cylindrical neck and a low domed cover with an acorn-shaped handle. Against a chocolate background a gold-painted garden fragment with two chrysanthemum bushes, a peony bush, a palm tree, a rice fence, and between them the figure of a Chinese man with a bag and a walking stick. Around the neck is a thin simple plant twig; a painted flowered branch on the lid. Late 18th century. Warsaw, Poland. Vessel: height 19.5 cm, diameter 13.5 cm; lid: height 7.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm., A dark vase with a lid sits against a pale gray background; the vase is predominantly deep black or very dark brown with decorative gilded designs in gold, including floral motifs, leaves, a palm-like tree, and curving ornamental patterns; the lid shares the dark base color and gold embellishments and has a small finial on top; the surface of the vase shows glossy reflections and subtle variations in the dark color.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A16_082

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.8Mo (1.9Mo) / 38.4cm x 50.8cm / 4530 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kuan-type vase cover faience manufactory 1779–1800 Maker Karol Wolff fl ca 1800 Chinoiserie Chinese Far Eastern motifs Warsaw faience unknown provenance Low kuan-type vase shape bulging baluster cylindrical neck low domed acorn-shaped handle chocolate background gold-painted garden fragment two chrysanthemum bushes peony bush palm tree rice fence them figure Chinese man bag walking stick neck thin simple plant twig painted flowered branch lid Late 18th century Warsaw Poland Vessel height 19.5 cm diameter 13.5 cm 7.5 cm diameter 10.5 cm dark vase lid sits pale gray background vase predominantly deep black dark brown decorative gilded designs gold floral motifs leaves palm- tree curving ornamental patterns lid shares dark base color gold embellishments small finial top surface glossy reflections subtle variations dark color.