Vase
1620-1720 (made)
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Vase with elephant-head handles, of white glazed porcelain. The design of peonies and rocks is incised, with a long poem about Tao Yuanming and the types of flowers he loved.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with incised decoration and white glaze |
| Brief description | Dehua ware. Vase, porcelain with white glaze, China (Dehua), late Ming to early Qing dynasty, 1620-1720 |
| Physical description | Vase with elephant-head handles, of white glazed porcelain. The design of peonies and rocks is incised, with a long poem about Tao Yuanming and the types of flowers he loved. |
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| Credit line | H. L. Florence Bequest |
| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | C.1296-1917 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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