Vase
1522-1566 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and cylindrical neck, moulded in vertical panels and painted in underglaze blue; each panel round the neck contains a conventional lotus flower and an emblem; round the shoulder is a band of fret ornament, and each panel of the body encloses two animals of qilins, lions or other monsters under a pine-tree. This vase has been reduced in size by filing both at top and bottom.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
Brief description | Vase, lip and foot cut down, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566) |
Physical description | Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and cylindrical neck, moulded in vertical panels and painted in underglaze blue; each panel round the neck contains a conventional lotus flower and an emblem; round the shoulder is a band of fret ornament, and each panel of the body encloses two animals of qilins, lions or other monsters under a pine-tree. This vase has been reduced in size by filing both at top and bottom. |
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Object history | Purchased from Hy. Griffiths, Esq. (Brighton), accessioned in 1899. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
Production | from label |
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Accession number | 8-1899 |
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Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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