Vase
1630-1650 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, cylindrical, with slightly contracted neck. Round the rim a border of plantain leaves. Below, are a vase containing lotus plants, a vase containing bamboo stems, heads of lingzhi and flowers, a 'cracked-ice' vase containing peonies, a garden-box containing a plantain plant, a covered vase on a four-legged stand, and a plant in a low 'cracked-ice' tripod bowl. Unglazed base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, cylindrical, with slightly contracted neck. Round the rim a border of plantain leaves. Below, are a vase containing lotus plants, a vase containing bamboo stems, heads of lingzhi and flowers, a 'cracked-ice' vase containing peonies, a garden-box containing a plantain plant, a covered vase on a four-legged stand, and a plant in a low 'cracked-ice' tripod bowl. Unglazed base. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | CIRC.410-1931 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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