Jar
1723-1735 (made)
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery| Artist/Maker | |
| Place Of Origin |
Jar of porcelain, bulbous form with short neck, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels in the doucai technique. Round the middle with two dragons among clouds, on the shoulder and round the base with shaped panelled borders.
object details
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| Object Type | |
| Materials and Techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief Description | Jar, porcelain with dragon design decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels in doucai style, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735) |
| Physical Description | Jar of porcelain, bulbous form with short neck, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels in the doucai technique. Round the middle with two dragons among clouds, on the shoulder and round the base with shaped panelled borders. |
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| Styles | |
| Marks and Inscriptions | 'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' in underglaze blue on base |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland |
| Production | from label |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession Number | 622-1907 |
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| record created | February 5, 2009 |
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