Bulbous vessel with decorative panels imitating bronze

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 52.2.1
Type: vessel; pottery
Date of production:
Last third of the 19th century
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: underglaze blue
Dimensions: height: 25.2 cm
diameter (mouth): 31.8 cm
diameter (base): 17.8 cm
The bulbous body stands on a broad round base, and has curving side walls decorated with a scene from The History of the Three Kingdoms. It has a thick, broad mouth rim. The base is unglazed and unmarked.