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Kuan-type vase with cover, Bielino 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 scene: a fragment of a garden 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, Poland. Vessel: height 19.5 cm, diameter 13.5 cm; lid: height 7.5 cm, diameter 10.5 cm., A lidded vase with a glossy dark surface decorated with floral and botanical designs in metallic gold tones; the vase has a rounded body that tapers toward the base and neck, a flared rim under the lid, and a domed lid with a small knob on top also decorated in gold; the visible decoration includes stylized flowers, leaves, and swirling accents arranged around the body and neck, with additional gold detailing near the base; background is a plain light gray, and the vase sits on a reflective surface showing a faint reflection; predominant colors are dark deep brown or black and gold, with gray in the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A16_084

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.8Mo (1.3Mo) / 38.4cm x 50.8cm / 4530 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kuan-type vase cover Bielino 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 scene fragment garden 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 Poland Vessel height 19.5 cm diameter 13.5 cm 7.5 cm diameter 10.5 cm lidded vase glossy dark surface decorated floral botanical designs metallic gold tones vase rounded body tapers base flared rim under domed lid small knob top also decorated gold visible decoration includes stylized flowers leaves swirling accents arranged body additional gold detailing near background plain light gray vase sits reflective surface showing faint reflection predominant colors dark deep brown black gray background.