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Vase
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Vase
- Place of origin:
Jingdezhen, China (made)
- Date:
1662-1722 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain with blue glaze and underglaze blue decoration
- Credit Line:
Given by W.G. Gulland, Esq.
- Museum number:
216-1905
- Gallery location:
On Display
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, with squat bulbous body, elongated incurved neck with a convex moulding in the centre, and white base. The exterior blown over with a thin cobalt glaze of lavender tint. Pencilled in underglaze blue, on the body and neck, with a three-clawed dragon, a lozenge (fang sheng) as symbol of victory, and four variations of the shou character denoting longevity.
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen, China (made)
Date
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain with blue glaze and underglaze blue decoration
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of an artemisia leaf, in underglaze blue
Dimensions
Height: 14.6 cm, Diameter: 9.2 cm
Descriptive line
Vase, porcelain with blue glaze and underglaze blue decoration, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Production Note
Register
Materials
Porcelain; Cobalt oxide
Techniques
Painted; Glazed
Subjects depicted
Dragons; Lozenges
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
EAS
