Vase
1630-1650 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, cylindrical, the shoulder tapering to a short, narrow waisted neck with small mouth, the lip ground down. Painted in blue round the sides with a scene of lovers in a garden: the girl dances with frond and lotus stem close to her lover, among rocks under bamboo and banana, with a table bearing a lute and a vase nearby. Round the neck are growing peonies and butterflies.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, ca. 1630-1650 |
Physical description | Vase of porcelain, cylindrical, the shoulder tapering to a short, narrow waisted neck with small mouth, the lip ground down. Painted in blue round the sides with a scene of lovers in a garden: the girl dances with frond and lotus stem close to her lover, among rocks under bamboo and banana, with a table bearing a lute and a vase nearby. Round the neck are growing peonies and butterflies. |
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Credit line | Given by Miss Dorothy Bushell |
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Accession number | FE.117-1975 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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