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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

1800-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain. Of baluster form. Painted on the biscuit in two shades of green, two shades of manganese-purple, yellow and black with two dragons among clouds and flames. The mouth cut down with gilt metal mount.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels and gilded, with gilt metal mount
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted on the biscuit with polychrome enamels and gilded, with gilt metal mount, China, Qing dynasty, 1800-1900, with spurious Chenghua mark
Physical description
Vase of porcelain. Of baluster form. Painted on the biscuit in two shades of green, two shades of manganese-purple, yellow and black with two dragons among clouds and flames. The mouth cut down with gilt metal mount.
Dimensions
  • Height: 69.9cm
  • Diameter: 27.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Chenghua period of the great Ming 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.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Gorer, E. and J. F. Blacker. Chinese porcelain and hard stones. London: B. Quaritch, 1911, Vol. I, Pl. 28.
Other number
Loan No. 57
Collection
Accession number
C.1281-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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