Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Europe 1600-1815, Room 7, The Sheikha Amna Bint Mohammed Al Thani Gallery

Vase

ca. 1700-1725 (made), ca. 1720-1725 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pear-shaped porcelain bottle with neck rising to a projecting ring on which is superimposed a cup with out-turned rim; below is a shallow foot-ring enclosing a glazed base, painted in Kakiemon-style with a pheasant on a pine tree beside a fence, two quails and another fence, and a bare tree with flowering plants. Below the ring on the neck is a flower-scroll and above it is a ruyi border. Below the lip is a frieze with pendant tassels and ogival panels. Round the inside of the lip is a 'classic' scroll; the rims are enamelled brown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Porcelain bottle, China, ca. 1700-1725 with enamelled decoration in Kakiemon style added in Delft, the Netherland, ca. 1720-25
Physical description
Pear-shaped porcelain bottle with neck rising to a projecting ring on which is superimposed a cup with out-turned rim; below is a shallow foot-ring enclosing a glazed base, painted in Kakiemon-style with a pheasant on a pine tree beside a fence, two quails and another fence, and a bare tree with flowering plants. Below the ring on the neck is a flower-scroll and above it is a ruyi border. Below the lip is a frieze with pendant tassels and ogival panels. Round the inside of the lip is a 'classic' scroll; the rims are enamelled brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 170mm
  • Diameter: 115mm
Measured for Europe 1600-1800
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A. Tulk
Production
Overdecorated in the Netherlands in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon style.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.99A-1956

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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