Trumpet-shaped beakervase with flower baskets and auspicious symbols
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Trumpet-shaped beaker vase of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, black, and gold. On the wall a pierced handle basket with a chilong (hornless dragon) in a scalloped cartouche. The basket is filled with flower and fruit branches (peony, chrysanthemum, prunus, fingered citron, magnolia). The other side with a flower vase on a low table. On the vase the head of a shishi (lion dog) with a ring in its mouth. The vase is surrounded by lucky objects (table with scrolls, ruyi scepter, fan, qin, incense burner, bowl with mushrooms (lingzhi) and scrolls). On the outer rim an irregular band with peony vines on 'frog spawn', leaf vines, chrysanthemum vines, flower rosettes and peach blossom 'crackled ice'. Around the foot a band with chrysanthemum vines. A crack in the rim. Beaker vase is part of cabinet set AK-RBK-15919. Famille rose.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description