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

Vase

1988 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Decoration: Lady on a rock under bamboo and poetic couplet. Porcelain, painted in blue, black, red and green enamels, and gilding.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels and gilding
Brief description
Vase, porcelain, painted in overglaze enamel and gilding, possibly decorated by Fu Yaosheng, China (Jingdezhen), dated 1988.
Physical description
Decoration: Lady on a rock under bamboo and poetic couplet. Porcelain, painted in blue, black, red and green enamels, and gilding.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Jingdezhen zhi' sealmark in blue enamel on base
Object history
According to vendor, winner of a prize at the 1986 Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Competition. However this cannot with the date of 1988 painted on object.
Production
Biographical reference: Member of Chinese Artists Association, Jingdezhen ceramic artist, frequent prizewinner (information supplied by vendor)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.164-1988

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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