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

Vase

1723-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of tall square shape with rounded corners, low round footring and small round mouth. In panels on the sides set in a ground of floral scrollwork are scenes of children out-of-doors playing with hobbyhorses, with a large tub of water, etc.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with designs of playing children; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-35)
Physical description
Vase of tall square shape with rounded corners, low round footring and small round mouth. In panels on the sides set in a ground of floral scrollwork are scenes of children out-of-doors playing with hobbyhorses, with a large tub of water, etc.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' in underglaze blue on the base
Translation
Made in the Yongzheng period of the great Qing dynasty
Credit line
Given by Miss Dorothy Bushell
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.118-1975

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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