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

Vase

1522-1566 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Square form lower section with ogee curved corners and a flat shoulder, the upper section is of globular form with a wide short neck. The upper section is decorated with a garden scene showing a seated lady and her attendants, in the lower section little boys are depicted playing in a garden.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Square form lower section with ogee curved corners and a flat shoulder, the upper section is of globular form with a wide short neck. The upper section is decorated with a garden scene showing a seated lady and her attendants, in the lower section little boys are depicted playing in a garden.
Dimensions
  • Registers height: 26.7cm
  • Registers diameter: 15.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Jiajing nian zhi' within a double square, in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Jiajing reign of the great Ming dynasty
Credit line
Given from the Bloxam Collection
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.106-1928

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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