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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, one of a pair. Porcelain, with oviform body and expanding neck. Painted in iron-red enamel and gilt with formal floral designs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in iron-red enamel and gilt
Brief description
Cer, China, Qing, polychrome
Physical description
Vase, one of a pair. Porcelain, with oviform body and expanding neck. Painted in iron-red enamel and gilt with formal floral designs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47cm
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell (Beijing), accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Bought, 5l. 1s. the pair [796&A-1883]
Production
from label
Collection
Accession number
796A-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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