Vase and Lid
1644-1911 (made)
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Vase and lid, probably made for the Siamese market. Baluster form, with domed lid. The body is spirally fluted and covered with a medley of leafy stems in blue, and green outlined in black, and of flowers in red, blue, yellow and aubergine. Round the base of the neck, the top of the body, the base of the body and the top of the foot, are lotus borders in red. The lid is moulded and painted in a lotus pattern.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Vase and lid, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Vase and lid, probably made for the Siamese market. Baluster form, with domed lid. The body is spirally fluted and covered with a medley of leafy stems in blue, and green outlined in black, and of flowers in red, blue, yellow and aubergine. Round the base of the neck, the top of the body, the base of the body and the top of the foot, are lotus borders in red. The lid is moulded and painted in a lotus pattern. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland |
| Object history | Probably made for the Siamese market. |
| Production | Register |
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| Accession number | CIRC.32&A-1932 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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