Légende

Vase on base. Chinese, Qing 1644–1911. 17th/18th century. Cast bronze with cold-gold inlay, dusting over lacquer; varnished bronze with full-plastic relief and engraved decoration. Decorated on the shoulders with six buttons with rosettes; lion iconography. Round base with bulging side decorated with openwork plant ornament, on four short legs one missing. Vessel vase: height 26 cm, diameter 16.5 cm. Base: height 5.3 cm, diameter 13.1 cm., A single ornate vase sits centered in the image on a carved wooden stand, showing a warm metallic surface with gold and brown tones and irregular gold leaf-like patches across its body; the vase has a flared neck with sculpted decorative elements resembling stylized animal or mythical motifs in a slightly darker bronze hue, and rounded ornamental bosses around the shoulder; the stand is dark brown to black with intricate openwork carving, and the whole object is reflected faintly on a glossy pale gray surface against a smooth light gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_212

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.2Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vase base Chinese Qing 1644–1911 17th 18th century Cast bronze cold-gold inlay dusting lacquer varnished bronze full-plastic relief engraved decoration Decorated shoulders six buttons rosettes lion iconography Round base bulging side decorated openwork plant ornament four short legs missing Vessel vase height 26 cm diameter 16.5 cm Base 5.3 cm diameter 13.1 cm single ornate vase sits centered image carved wooden stand showing warm metallic surface gold brown tones irregular gold leaf- patches across body vase flared neck sculpted decorative elements resembling stylized animal mythical motifs slightly darker bronze hue rounded ornamental bosses shoulder stand dark brown black intricate openwork carving whole object reflected faintly glossy pale gray surface smooth light gray background.