Vase with the symbol of long life

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 596
Type: vase; pottery
Date of production:
1st half of the 18th century
Qing dynasty
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Marks: double cobalt cartouche
Materials: porcelain
Techniques: underglaze blue and red
Dimensions: height: 46.2 cm
diameter (mouth): 12.5 cm
diameter (base): 13 cm
The roundish, almost cylindrical bodied vase rests on a broad, round base. It has rounded shoulders and a tall neck that has a mouth rim turning slightly outwards. The decoration is a single composition of symbols of long life and immortality.