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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Vase

ca. 1727-30 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Large vase of inverted baluster shape, painted in underglaze blue with Chinese style plants and flowers, one side with large sprays, including prunus and peony, displayed in a jardinière set on a low plinth, the other with flowering plants issuing from a hollow rock form, the rim with a lambrequin border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Large vase painted in underglaze blue with Chinese style flowering plants, made at the Meissen porcelain factory, Saxony, Germany, ca. 1727-30
Physical description
Large vase of inverted baluster shape, painted in underglaze blue with Chinese style plants and flowers, one side with large sprays, including prunus and peony, displayed in a jardinière set on a low plinth, the other with flowering plants issuing from a hollow rock form, the rim with a lambrequin border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'AR' in monogram (Factory mark)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1-1943

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2009
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