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

Vase

about 1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decoration: Orchids and inscription 'Let a hundred flowers bloom at once' and 'Away with the decayed and let the new appear'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in overglaze black enamel and gilding
Brief description
Vase, one of a pair, porcelain, painted in overglaze black enamel and gilding, China (Zibo, Shandong province), about 1975
Physical description
Decoration: Orchids and inscription 'Let a hundred flowers bloom at once' and 'Away with the decayed and let the new appear'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.0cm
  • Base width: 6.0cm
  • Base depth: 6.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Zibo ci chang' (Mark on base in overglaze iron red seal characters)
    Translation
    Zibo Ceramics Works
  • 'bai hua qi fang' (Inscription in gilt seal characters on one side of the neck)
    Translation
    'Let a hundred flowers bloom at once' and 'Away with the decayed and let the new appear'.
  • 'tui chen chu xin' (Inscription in gilt seal characters on one side of the neck)
    Translation
    Away with the decayed and let the new appear
Credit line
Given by Sir John Addis KCMG
Object history
One of a pair of vases, with FE.56A-1977. Acquired at the factory by the donor in 1975.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Unpublished account by Sir John Addis of visit to Zibo in 1975 in FED literary archive Box XVI: China: Ceramics - General.
Collection
Accession number
FE.56-1977

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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