Vase
about 1984 (made)
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Vase of meiping form, constructed in horizontal segments and then pressed in a mould. Well potted, with neatly finished mouth and foot. Decorated with a broad band of scrolling peony and lotus round the body, another band containing lotus panel and rounded zigzag above the foot, a band of stylised flowerheads round the shoulder, a band of stylised leaves and a band of zigzag round the neck. Covered with a very pale bluish-green celadon glaze, called by the factory 'qingbai'.
Box: Paper number in the showroom 10/197
Box: Paper number in the showroom 10/197
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with pale celadon glaze and moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with pale celadon glaze and moulded decoration, made by Jianguo Porcelain Factory, China (Jingdezhen), ca. 1984 |
| Physical description | Vase of meiping form, constructed in horizontal segments and then pressed in a mould. Well potted, with neatly finished mouth and foot. Decorated with a broad band of scrolling peony and lotus round the body, another band containing lotus panel and rounded zigzag above the foot, a band of stylised flowerheads round the shoulder, a band of stylised leaves and a band of zigzag round the neck. Covered with a very pale bluish-green celadon glaze, called by the factory 'qingbai'. Box: Paper number in the showroom 10/197 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' on base in underglaze blue
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| Object history | Bought in China by Rose Kerr, AK/FED in course of trip to China to acquire 20th c. material in April 1984. Notes on significance: Design is modern, though glaze, style of decoration and mark refer obliquley to the 18th century. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr 'Contemporary Chinese crafts', V&A Album 5, p.326, fig.8
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.44-1984 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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