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

Vase

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

Porcelain vase, bulbous form with long neck and slightly spreading mouth. Painted in underglaze blue with vines and squirrels, broken by a narrow band of wicker diaper. Round the foot with a panelled border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of vines and squirrels, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Porcelain vase, bulbous form with long neck and slightly spreading mouth. Painted in underglaze blue with vines and squirrels, broken by a narrow band of wicker diaper. Round the foot with a panelled border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
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. 1498
Collection
Accession number
C.700-1910

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Record createdDecember 16, 2008
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