Not currently on display at the V&A

Vase

1644-1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, baluster-shaped. Partly covered with a coffee-brown glaze, and with decoration painted in reserved panels. Round the shoulder a narrow border of lozenge diaper painted in black on green enamel, and broken by bracket panels containing sprays of flowers and leaves. On the body of the vase are two large leaf-shaped panels, tip downwards, outlined in red. One of them contains a large peony in pink; above it a magnolia tree with trunk in aubergine, and blossoms in white enamel. The other panel contains peonies and anemones. Between the leaf-panels are four small medallion containing flowers. Round he base a border like that which encircles the shoulder.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Porcelain vase with coffee-brown glaze, decorated in overglaze enamels; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, baluster-shaped. Partly covered with a coffee-brown glaze, and with decoration painted in reserved panels. Round the shoulder a narrow border of lozenge diaper painted in black on green enamel, and broken by bracket panels containing sprays of flowers and leaves. On the body of the vase are two large leaf-shaped panels, tip downwards, outlined in red. One of them contains a large peony in pink; above it a magnolia tree with trunk in aubergine, and blossoms in white enamel. The other panel contains peonies and anemones. Between the leaf-panels are four small medallion containing flowers. Round he base a border like that which encircles the shoulder.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.4cm
  • Diameter: 11.3cm
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Marks and inscriptions
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland
Production
Inventory
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.616-1931

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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