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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
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, with iron rust mottled brown glaze. Ovoid, with short narrow slightly flaring neck.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with iron rust mottled brown glaze, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, with iron rust mottled brown glaze. Ovoid, with short narrow slightly flaring neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Qianlong nian zhi' in seal characters, impressed
Translation
Made in the Qianlong period of the great Qing dynasty
Credit line
Given by Mr R. Clarke Edwards
Production
from label
Bibliographic reference
Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 222.
Collection
Accession number
C.176-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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