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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

1736-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and wide neck. Decorated with carved design in relief under a turquoise-blue glaze. On the body are stylised dragons among dense scrollwork ending in lingzhi fungus. Above, a band of meander diaper and a row of plantain leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain with carved decoration in relief
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with dragon design carved in relief under turquoise-blue glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and wide neck. Decorated with carved design in relief under a turquoise-blue glaze. On the body are stylised dragons among dense scrollwork ending in lingzhi fungus. Above, a band of meander diaper and a row of plantain leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Style
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 1030
Collection
Accession number
C.441-1910

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2009
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