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

Vase

1736-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain vase with fluted body and leg handles, with lavender blue glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with lavender blue glaze, made in China, Qing dynasty, mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795).
Physical description
Porcelain vase with fluted body and leg handles, with lavender blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 3.060kg
  • Height: 41.6cm
  • Diameter: 21.6cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Qianlong nian zhi' in seal characters, in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Qianlong period of the great Qing dynasty
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.
Other number
Loan no. 2196
Collection
Accession number
C.418-1910

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
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