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

Jar

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

Jar painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels with scholars and attendants in a garden


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
Brief description
Jar painted in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Jar painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels with scholars and attendants in a garden
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.8cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell, accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
79-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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