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

Vase

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, beaker-shaped. Painted in underglaze blue with peonies on foliated stems and dragons, the whole in reserve on a clouded blue ground. The pattern is broken by two reserve panels in the shape of double-gourd vases, containing furniture of the scholar's table.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, beaker-shaped. Painted in underglaze blue with peonies on foliated stems and dragons, the whole in reserve on a clouded blue ground. The pattern is broken by two reserve panels in the shape of double-gourd vases, containing furniture of the scholar's table.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.7cm
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
A double circle in underglaze blue
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. 370
Collection
Accession number
C.617-1910

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Record createdFebruary 20, 2009
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