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

Vase

1760-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, decorated with two large panels in reserve edged with a floral pattern in underglaze blue against a gold brocade background, with smaller reserves with European port scene. One panel contains a scene of a lady with attendants and children in a garden being offered a citrus fruit by a richly dressed young man, the other with a lady and attendant and three children walking beside a lake.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels and gilt, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, 18th century
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, decorated with two large panels in reserve edged with a floral pattern in underglaze blue against a gold brocade background, with smaller reserves with European port scene. One panel contains a scene of a lady with attendants and children in a garden being offered a citrus fruit by a richly dressed young man, the other with a lady and attendant and three children walking beside a lake.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 1.93kg
  • Height: 38.7cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.345-1931

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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