Cylindrical vase with a bird-and-flower image
Accession Nr.: | 6 |
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Type: | vase; pottery |
Date of production: |
Around 1700
Qing dynasty |
Place of production: | |
Acquisition: | collection of Ferenc Hopp |
Marks: | double cobalt cartouche |
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Materials: | porcelain |
Techniques: | underglaze blue |
Dimensions: | height: 45.7 cm diameter (mouth): 12 cm diameter (base): 14.8 cm |
Blue-and-white porcelains, produced with great elaboration, enjoyed special popularity during the Kangxi and Yongzheng reigns. The decorative painting uses a wide range of cobalt blue, from the deepest shades to the lightest colours.