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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

1723-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain vase with bulbous body and wide neck, covered with a dappled red glaze with peach-bloom mottling.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with dappled red glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735)
Physical description
Porcelain vase with bulbous body and wide neck, covered with a dappled red glaze with peach-bloom mottling.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Diameter: 9.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' in a double circle in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Yongzheng period of the great Qing dynasty
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Register
Bibliographic reference
Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, plate 213.
Other number
Loan no. 1069
Collection
Accession number
C.352-1910

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Record createdDecember 12, 2008
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