Not currently on display at the V&A

Vase

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

Porcelain vase with elephant head handles. Decorated with bronzed scroll-work and flowers in relief on a blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels, China, Qing dynasty
Physical description
Porcelain vase with elephant head handles. Decorated with bronzed scroll-work and flowers in relief on a blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.5cm
  • Diameter: 40cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1854. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
324-1854

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2009
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