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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, with bulbous body and long cylindrical neck. Painted in underglaze blue with a bold pattern of lotus scrolls, broken by a narrow band of diaper.
No mention of any stand in CI, but extn A hand-written.


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, with bulbous body and long cylindrical neck. Painted in underglaze blue with a bold pattern of lotus scrolls, broken by a narrow band of diaper.
No mention of any stand in CI, but extn A hand-written.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.5cm
  • Diameter: 23.8cm
Styles
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
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of blue and white oriental porcelain, exhibited in 1895, London : Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1895 66
Other number
Loan no. 359 - Previous loan number
Collection
Accession number
C.830-1910

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2009
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