Légende

Cantonese vase, Canton China, Chinese art; ovoid body with thin neck and two side handles, rib with upwardly curled edge, plastically separated foot. Decoration: two reserved figural court/figurative scenes on body and neck with background flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit. Thick porcelain body with gray paste and white glaze with grayish tint. Painted with overglaze enamel paints in two shades of green, blue, yellow, red, pink, black; overglaze iron red and gilding. 19th century, China; vessel; height 63 cm, diameter 28 cm., A tall, curving porcelain vase with a flared rim sits against a dark background; the vase is covered in dense floral and figural painted decoration in colors including pink, green, blue, red, turquoise, yellow, and white, with accents of darker outlines; the main body shows a profusion of flowers, leaves, fruit, and birds interspersed with framed panels containing scenes with human figures, all rendered in a fine, detailed style; the rim interior is a turquoise color, and the base has a decorative band with geometric and floral motifs in similar colors; the surface appears glossy and smooth.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A28_002

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

73.2Mo (1.8Mo) / 36.1cm x 50.8cm / 4264 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Cantonese vase Canton China Chinese art ovoid body thin neck two side handles rib upwardly curled edge plastically separated foot Decoration two reserved figural court figurative scenes body neck background flowers birds butterflies fruit Thick porcelain body gray paste white glaze grayish tint Painted overglaze enamel paints two shades green blue yellow red pink black overglaze iron red gilding 19th century China vessel height 63 cm diameter 28 cm tall curving porcelain vase flared rim sits dark background vase covered dense floral figural painted decoration colors turquoise white accents darker outlines main body profusion flowers leaves birds interspersed framed panels containing scenes human figures rendered fine detailed style rim interior turquoise color base decorative band geometric floral motifs surface glossy smooth.