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

Vase and Lid

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain lidded vase, with ovoid body, short neck and domed lid. Painted in underglaze blue of a terrace scene with two ladies embroidering under a pine tree, two others with fans and fruit under a plantain, and groups of boys at play. On the neck with sprays of bamboo. On the lid with two boys beside a rockery.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Vase
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Vase and lid, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with figures in a terrace scene, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Porcelain lidded vase, with ovoid body, short neck and domed lid. Painted in underglaze blue of a terrace scene with two ladies embroidering under a pine tree, two others with fans and fruit under a plantain, and groups of boys at play. On the neck with sprays of bamboo. On the lid with two boys beside a rockery.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.9cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Styles
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. 2676
Collection
Accession number
C.592&A-1910

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Record createdDecember 15, 2008
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