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

Vase

1368-1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of buff earthenware, square beaked shaped. Moulded in relief and covered with a blue glaze over a white slip. Round the upper part, the flowers of the season. Below, emblems of four elegant accomplishments.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with decoration moulded in relief and glazed
Brief description
Vase, earthenware with moulded decoration in relief and blue glaze, China, early Ming dynasty, 1368-1500
Physical description
Vase of buff earthenware, square beaked shaped. Moulded in relief and covered with a blue glaze over a white slip. Round the upper part, the flowers of the season. Below, emblems of four elegant accomplishments.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
Styles
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.321-1921

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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