Vase
1573-1620 (made)
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Vase with baluster body, the neck cut down, and high spreading foot. Porcelain with designs in underglaze blue and enamels. On the sides are rocks, cloud scrolls and birds, and two shadowy figures of Daoist Immortals standing on clouds, all in aubergine. Below are borders of scrolls and ruyi pattern in blue, green and yellow; and on the neck are green bands and blue dots. The base is unglazed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels; China, Ming dynasty, Wanli period |
| Physical description | Vase with baluster body, the neck cut down, and high spreading foot. Porcelain with designs in underglaze blue and enamels. On the sides are rocks, cloud scrolls and birds, and two shadowy figures of Daoist Immortals standing on clouds, all in aubergine. Below are borders of scrolls and ruyi pattern in blue, green and yellow; and on the neck are green bands and blue dots. The base is unglazed. |
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| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.119-1939 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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