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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

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

Porcelain vase with ovoid body and long neck. Decorated with phoenix flying through the air attended by parrots, cranes and other birds, moulded in low relief under a turquoise-blue glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain with moulded decoration in low relief
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with moulded decoration of phoenix and birds in low relief, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Physical description
Porcelain vase with ovoid body and long neck. Decorated with phoenix flying through the air attended by parrots, cranes and other birds, moulded in low relief under a turquoise-blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.5cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Chenghua period of the great Ming 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
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 591
Collection
Accession number
C.459-1910

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Record createdDecember 12, 2008
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