Légende

Vase - moon bottle pilgrim bottle with a flattened belly, supported by a separate oval high foot, with a short neck resembling a garlic bulb suantoukou type. Decoration: On one side a multicolored composition depicting a chrysanthemum growing on a coastal rock, above which a dragonfly and a grasshopper hover. The other side shows lilies irises on a rock above the water, with a butterfly and a grasshopper above them. Small colorful flowers growing on the shore appear in both compositions. Motifs derive from the Chinese flowers and birds scroll-painting tradition. A Chinese meander forms the background for both compositions. Foot, side edges, and neck are filled with a lotus tendril. Colors dominated by red, white, green, yellow, and navy blue; elements without enamel are gilded. Visible abrasions of the gilding and technological firing defects. Cloisonné enamel. Qing dynasty, 2nd half 18th century. China. Vessel. Height 29.8 cm; width 21.1 cm., A rounded, flattened vase with a narrow neck and small mouth is shown against a gray background, decorated all over with floral and foliate patterns on a bright blue ground; the body and neck feature stylized flowers in white, red, yellow, and green with curling dark green and purple vines, and the central face of the vase shows a scene of plants and blossoms with a dragonfly motif in white and red and a few other insects among stems and leaves, set over a geometric blue patterned background; the vase has metallic gold-colored rims and edges that frame the decorated panels, and there are accents of dark blue and turquoise in the lower area and along some floral details.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_091

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.1Mo (1.7Mo) / 32.6cm x 50.8cm / 3848 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vase - moon bottle pilgrim bottle flattened belly supported separate oval high foot short neck resembling garlic bulb suantoukou type Decoration side multicolored composition depicting chrysanthemum growing coastal rock dragonfly grasshopper hover lilies irises rock water butterfly grasshopper them Small colorful flowers growing shore compositions Motifs derive Chinese flowers birds scroll-painting tradition Chinese meander forms background Foot side edges neck filled lotus tendril Colors dominated red white green yellow navy blue elements enamel gilded Visible abrasions gilding technological firing defects Cloisonné enamel Qing dynasty 2nd half 18th century China Vessel Height 29.8 cm width 21.1 cm rounded flattened vase narrow neck small mouth shown gray background decorated floral foliate patterns bright blue ground body neck feature stylized flowers curling dark green purple vines central face vase scene plants blossoms dragonfly motif insects stems leaves set geometric blue patterned metallic gold-colored rims edges frame decorated panels accents dark blue turquoise lower area floral details.