Vase
18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
vase of porcelain decorated in underglaze blue. Bulbous body with short narrow neck and cup-shaped top. The neck has a collar covered with brown coffee-coloured glaze. Round the rim, a dotted border, on the cup, flowers and stems repeated below the collar. Round the shoulders, a band of ruyi heads. The body is fashioned in twelve narrow, vertical panels with growing peonies in blue.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain, painted with coloured enamels, China, Qing dynasty, 18th Century |
| Physical description | vase of porcelain decorated in underglaze blue. Bulbous body with short narrow neck and cup-shaped top. The neck has a collar covered with brown coffee-coloured glaze. Round the rim, a dotted border, on the cup, flowers and stems repeated below the collar. Round the shoulders, a band of ruyi heads. The body is fashioned in twelve narrow, vertical panels with growing peonies in blue. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr Gulland |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.369-1931 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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