Vase
Vase. Cloisonné enamel on copper, with gilt brass rims. Chinese; Mark (in enamel) of the reign of Jingtai of the Ming dynasty (1449-1557).
Inverted pear-shape, expanding to the foot; short narrow neck with spreading mouth. Designs: on the shoulder, a red and yellow dragon on a ground of dark blue clouds; elsewhere, including the bottom, "Indian lotus" scrolls and ornament in various colours on a turquoise-blue ground.
Inverted pear-shape, expanding to the foot; short narrow neck with spreading mouth. Designs: on the shoulder, a red and yellow dragon on a ground of dark blue clouds; elsewhere, including the bottom, "Indian lotus" scrolls and ornament in various colours on a turquoise-blue ground.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Met, China, vess/cont/holders, cloisonne |
| Physical description | Vase. Cloisonné enamel on copper, with gilt brass rims. Chinese; Mark (in enamel) of the reign of Jingtai of the Ming dynasty (1449-1557). Inverted pear-shape, expanding to the foot; short narrow neck with spreading mouth. Designs: on the shoulder, a red and yellow dragon on a ground of dark blue clouds; elsewhere, including the bottom, "Indian lotus" scrolls and ornament in various colours on a turquoise-blue ground. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.177-1917 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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