Légende

Vase — moon bottle pilgrim with a sleeve, maker, cloisonné enamel; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China; decorated with peacocks, herons, dragons, flower tendril and lotus tendril ornament iconography; height 39.3 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 11.4 cm., A round, flattened vase with a narrow neck and flared rim sits against a neutral background, decorated overall in a turquoise blue ground with ornate swirling cloudlike patterns in darker blue and gold; a large circular panel on the body shows an intricate scene with a peacocklike bird and stylized floral and landscape motifs rendered in deep blue, green, red, gold, and touches of white; two sculpted handles in a metallic gold tone shaped like stylized mythical creatures flank the neck and extend onto the shoulder; the rim, base edge, and some raised decorative elements show a warm metallic gold color, and the surface has areas of subtle patina and wear that create variations in color and texture.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A23_139

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (2.8Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vase moon bottle pilgrim sleeve maker cloisonné enamel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China decorated peacocks herons dragons flower tendril lotus tendril ornament iconography height 39.3 cm width 28.5 cm depth 11.4 cm round flattened vase narrow neck flared rim sits neutral background turquoise blue ground ornate swirling cloudlike patterns darker blue gold large circular panel body intricate scene peacocklike bird stylized floral landscape motifs rendered deep blue green red touches white two sculpted handles metallic gold tone shaped stylized mythical creatures flank neck extend shoulder rim base edge raised decorative elements warm metallic gold color surface areas subtle patina wear create variations color texture.