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Jar

Place of origin
China

Cer, China, Qing, polychrome. Porcelain jar with lid, painted with flowers and sea horses in overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. Qing dynasty.


Object details

Object type
Jar
Materials and techniques
Porcelain
Brief description
Cer, China, Qing, polychrome. Porcelain jar with lid, painted with flowers and sea horses in overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. Qing dynasty.
Dimensions
  • Height: 305mm
  • Diameter: 250mm
Object history
Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1878. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
631-1878

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O493238/jar/
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