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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 porcelain, bell-shaped top and bottom. Painted in underglaze cobalt blue with stylised lotuses and scrolling foliage; border of 'stiff-leaves' cresting, rope pattern and cloud scrolls.


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), Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (with Chenghua mark)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, bell-shaped top and bottom. Painted in underglaze cobalt blue with stylised lotuses and scrolling foliage; border of 'stiff-leaves' cresting, rope pattern and cloud scrolls.
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Chenghua period of the great Ming dynasty
Credit line
Given by Sir William Garth
Object history
Part of an altar set consisting of an incense burner, two vases and two pricket-candlesticks (C.397 to 401-1920). From a Daoist temple in Beijing.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.399-1920

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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