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

Vase

1630-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, of slender baluster form, with short narrow neck. Painted in underglaze blue with boys wearing flattering loin-cloths among lotus flowers and foliage on scrolled stems which they clasp in their hands. Fret-pattern border on the neck.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, of slender baluster form, with short narrow neck. Painted in underglaze blue with boys wearing flattering loin-cloths among lotus flowers and foliage on scrolled stems which they clasp in their hands. Fret-pattern border on the neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'chang ming fu gui' in a cash formed medallion, in underglaze blue
Translation
long life, riches and honour
Credit line
Given from the Bloxam Collection
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 67
Collection
Accession number
C.107-1928

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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