Cylindrical vase with a bird-and-flower image

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 6
Type: vase; pottery
Date of production:
Around 1700
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Marks: double cobalt cartouche
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.