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Bottle

1700-10 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

Porcelain bottle, gourd shaped. Painted in underglaze blue with a spray of prunus tree.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Bottle
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Porcelain
Cobalt Oxide
Blue and White
Brief description
Bottle with decoration of a spray of prunus tree, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Porcelain bottle, gourd shaped. Painted in underglaze blue with a spray of prunus tree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 2.9cm
Styles
Kangxi
Blue and White (Asia)
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Gallery label
Miniature double-gourd vase China, Jingdezhen, 1700-10 C.456-1915. Presented by Madame P. de Beaufort(2009)
Credit line
Given by Madame P. de Beaufort, née Baroness de Dedem
Subject depicted
Prunus Tree
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.456-1915

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Record createdDecember 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O180874/bottle-unknown/
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