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

Vase

1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain vase, of elongated form. Yellow ground incised with scrolls interspersed with painted flowers in enamels, among which stand out in high relief with objects of the hundred antiques (baigu) with vases of flowers, bowls of fruit, incense burners, the lute and chess-board, fans, books and scroll paintings, and the different emblems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with incised, painted and high relief decoration
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with incised, painted and high relief decoration, China, Qing dynasty
Physical description
Porcelain vase, of elongated form. Yellow ground incised with scrolls interspersed with painted flowers in enamels, among which stand out in high relief with objects of the hundred antiques (baigu) with vases of flowers, bowls of fruit, incense burners, the lute and chess-board, fans, books and scroll paintings, and the different emblems.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.3cm
  • Diameter: 23.2cm
  • Weight: 7.43kg
Style
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell, accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
75-1883

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Record createdJanuary 22, 2009
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