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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

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

Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and long neck. Brown ground, with four reserved panels containing stylised floral decoration in blue and white.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with brown glaze and underglaze blue decoration, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and long neck. Brown ground, with four reserved panels containing stylised floral decoration in blue and white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
An artemisia leaf 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
Subject depicted
Other number
Loan no. 138
Collection
Accession number
C.955-1910

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2009
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