Jar
1723-1735 (made)
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery| Artist/Maker | |
| Place Of Origin |
Jar of porcelain, bulbous form with short cylindrical neck. Painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels in the doucai technique, with five dragons coiled among flames and clouds forming a row of circular medallions round the middle, separated by conventional lotus-flowers and foliage, between a band of ruyi sceptre-heads and a panelled border. On the shoulder are the eight Buddhist emblems.
With wooden cover carved in openwork. The cover has a flat top carved with a lotus spray.
With wooden cover carved in openwork. The cover has a flat top carved with a lotus spray.
object details
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| Object Type | |
| Materials and Techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief Description | Jar, porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels in doucai style, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735) |
| Physical Description | Jar of porcelain, bulbous form with short cylindrical neck. Painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels in the doucai technique, with five dragons coiled among flames and clouds forming a row of circular medallions round the middle, separated by conventional lotus-flowers and foliage, between a band of ruyi sceptre-heads and a panelled border. On the shoulder are the eight Buddhist emblems. With wooden cover carved in openwork. The cover has a flat top carved with a lotus spray. |
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| Styles | |
| Marks and Inscriptions | 'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' in underglaze blue on base |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland |
| Production | from label |
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| Collection | |
| Accession Number | 675-1907 |
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| record created | February 6, 2009 |
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