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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

1736-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of pear-shaped with spreading lip and ring-foot. Porcelain, painted in underglaze copper red with large sprays of peach, pomegranate and 'Buddha's hand citron' on the body; above this are a ruyi frieze, band of lotus scroll, and stiff leaves ascending the neck; below is a 'lotus-panel' frieze, and a 'classic scroll' runs round the foot.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze copper red
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze copper red; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Physical description
Vase of pear-shaped with spreading lip and ring-foot. Porcelain, painted in underglaze copper red with large sprays of peach, pomegranate and 'Buddha's hand citron' on the body; above this are a ruyi frieze, band of lotus scroll, and stiff leaves ascending the neck; below is a 'lotus-panel' frieze, and a 'classic scroll' runs round the foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.9cm
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.93-1956

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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