Vase
early 20th century (made)
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Vase of porcelain, elongated egg-shape, with short neck and mall mouth. Painted in blue with two birds on a branch of flowering prunus; on one side two seal characters.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, early 20th century |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, elongated egg-shape, with short neck and mall mouth. Painted in blue with two birds on a branch of flowering prunus; on one side two seal characters. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Andrew Burman |
| Object history | Notes on significance: Acquired as Japanese, probably 19th c.: subsequently labelled Chinese, 18th c.: deemed Chinese, early 20th century by Rose Kerr, 9/1984 |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.447-1926 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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