Flask

Flask, fritware, of flattened circular form, raised on a tall round footring, the neck is missing, as are the handles indicated by the base of one lug and an unglazed patch on the upper shoulder,underglaze-painted in blue, the circular panels depicting a single bird perched on a flower spray, one of three each with blossoms resembling stylized lotus flowers, within a border of nasta'liq script with poetic inscription incorporating a dated 930 AH/1523-4 AD. The panel on each side is decorated with three ogee-shaped medallions with... [Lire la suite]

A Safavid Blue, Black and White Flask, Persia, 17th century - Photo Sotheby's of rectangular form, with arched shoulders and a small protruding mouth, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue, each side decorated with a different flower bouquet set in a Chinese-style blue and white vase, the shoulder decorated with birds flying in a cloudy sky, geometric lines on mouth; 14.5cm. height. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 GBP - LOT SOLD. 6,250 GBP Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, London | 05... [Lire la suite]

Famille rose ruby ground porcelain vase. Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and of the period, 1736-1795; height: 22 cm LONDON- This November will be the first time that Eskenazi has staged an exhibition solely devoted to Qing porcelain. Simply entitled Qing porcelain from a private collection, it comprises twenty superb imperial pieces which will be on show at Eskenazi Ltd., 10 Clifford Street, London W1 from Thursday 1 to Friday 23 November 2012. From a collection assembled in Europe in the 1980s and 1990s, the... [Lire la suite]

Porcelain flask decorated in underglaze blue with dragon design, China, Ming dynasty, ca. 1400-1430. Height: 13 in, Diameter: 8.5 in. 554-1878. © V&A Images.   The main body of the flask is of flattened circular form, the neck is narrow at the shoulder and widens at the top. Two slender handles adjoin the neck and the shoulder. Decorated in underglaze blue with a stylised lotus design, simple banded decoration and floral scrolls. The shape of this flask is based on a leather drinking flask... [Lire la suite]

Flask. Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). Porcelain with underglaze blue and maroon,12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm). Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1899. 49.1632. The Walters Art Museum.  Provenance: William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1899 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest. Exhibition: Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980-1981.

Flask with Scenes of Plowing and Weaving. Porcelain with underglaze blue. Mark and period Qianlong (1736-1795). 23 1/4 in. (59 cm). Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911. 49.2015.  The Walters Art Museum The outer decoration of this oversized vessel is in the style of the early Ming [Ming] Dynasty; the scene is adapted from an illustration in a book showing scenes of ploughing and weaving, published ca. 1739. Blue and White porcelain in China came about as a result of the combination of the Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Flask, fritware underglaze-painted in blue on white, depicting a bird in flowers, dated 930H (1523-24), Nishapur, Iran. Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 23.8 x 16.5 cm. C.1973-1910. Victoria & Albert Museum © V&A Images  Flask, fritware, of flattened circular form, raised on a tall round footring, the neck is missing, as are the handles indicated by the base of one lug and an unglazed patch on the upper shoulder,underglaze-painted in blue, the circular panels depicting a single bird perched on a flower... [Lire la suite]

  Blue-and-white flask with dragons. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮. Ming dynasty, Yongle period, AD 1403–24. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF  C503 © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 478 mm. Width: 350 mm. Depth: 225 mm. Weight: 7.2 kb. Large porcelain flask of bian hu form. Underglaze blue with large three-clawed dragon among scrolling lotus. Similar scrolling lotus on... [Lire la suite]

Flask with white dragons on blue waves. Porcelain with incised and underglaze cobalt-blue decoration. Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮. Ming dynasty, Yongle period, AD 1403–24. On loan from Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art. PDF 662. © Trustees of the British Museum Height: 446 mm. Weight: 7.2 kg. Porcelain flask of flattened globular form, with wide long neck tapering in the middle. There is a three-clawed dragon in reserve against a background of waves in underglaze cobalt... [Lire la suite]

Flask with music scene. Iran, c. 1640-1665. Stonepaste, with molded decoration under a colored glaze H. 22.5 cm; W. 9.8 cm Musée du Louvre, gift of Louis Hugot, 1924 OA 7780.  This flask is one of a number of bottles with a flat face and trefoil sides constituting the most common category of pieces in a series of ceramics with a molded decoration – a series which possibly originated during the reign of Shâh Abbâs and developed under his successors. The Louvre flask originally had a short tubular neck. The trefoil sides... [Lire la suite]