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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 bowl, painted in underglaze blue with fret pattern at the sides and medallions of dragons, a blue dragon inside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Chenghua mark)
Physical description
Porcelain bowl, painted in underglaze blue with fret pattern at the sides and medallions of dragons, a blue dragon inside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of Chenghua period
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell (Beijing), 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
779-1883

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Record createdJanuary 23, 2009
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