Légende

Zun vase; maker, Chinese; ceremonial vessel vessel, cup; taotie and fantastic beasts iconography; meander and leiwen ornament; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century ; China; height 31.7 cm, diameter 19.0 cm., A tall metallic vessel with a flared rim and a narrower waist, showing worn patches of gold and brown tones across its surface; a vertical seam runs down its center and there are decorative raised bands and a band of carved or embossed scroll-like patterns around the midsection; the metal shows areas of tarnish and patina in darker brown and greenish hues, and the piece sits on a reflective surface that mirrors its base; the visible colors include gold, brown, dark brown, greenish, and gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A28_418

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.3Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Zun vase maker Chinese ceremonial vessel vessel cup taotie fantastic beasts iconography meander leiwen ornament Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China height 31.7 cm diameter 19.0 cm tall metallic vessel flared rim narrower waist showing worn patches gold brown tones across surface vertical seam runs down center decorative raised bands band carved embossed scroll- patterns midsection metal areas tarnish patina darker brown greenish hues piece sits reflective surface mirrors base visible colors include brown dark brown greenish gray.