Vase
1600-1650 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, painted in red and green enamels. Inverted pear-shaped body with projecting ring just above the foot, wide neck flaring slightly at the top flanked by two small ear-like handles. On the body small birds flitting amongst blossoming peonies. A band of petal ornament round the shoulder, a bird on a peony spray on one side of the neck, on the other a crane beside a lotus flower.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Dehua ware. Vase, porcelain painted in red and green enamels, China (Dehua), Ming dynasty, 1600-1650 |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, painted in red and green enamels. Inverted pear-shaped body with projecting ring just above the foot, wide neck flaring slightly at the top flanked by two small ear-like handles. On the body small birds flitting amongst blossoming peonies. A band of petal ornament round the shoulder, a bird on a peony spray on one side of the neck, on the other a crane beside a lotus flower. |
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| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | C.169-1914 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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