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Kuan-type vase with cover, Bielino faience manufactory 1779–1800; attributed to 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. Chocolate background with gold-painted scene: fragment of a garden with two chrysanthemum bushes, a peony bush, a palm tree, a rice fence, and a Chinese man with a bag and a walking stick. Thin plant twig around the neck and 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, rounded ceramic lid with a small knob handle sits centered against a pale gray background, the lid showing a glossy deep blue-black surface with worn areas and decorative gold-painted leaf and petal motifs along its dome and rim, and a narrow flaring edge that transitions into a short cylindrical base with a slightly uneven bottom; visible colors include dark blue-black, gold, and pale gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A16_085

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.8Mo (640.6Ko) / 50.8cm x 33.0cm / 6000 x 3894 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kuan-type vase cover Bielino faience manufactory 1779–1800 attributed 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 Chinese man bag walking stick Thin plant twig neck painted flowered branch lid Late 18th century Warsaw Poland Vessel height 19.5 cm diameter 13.5 cm Lid 7.5 cm diameter 10.5 cm dark rounded ceramic lid small knob handle sits centered pale gray background lid showing glossy deep blue-black surface worn areas decorative gold-painted leaf petal motifs dome rim narrow flaring edge transitions short cylindrical base slightly uneven bottom visible colors include dark blue-black gold pale gray.