Vase with the symbol of long life
Accession Nr.: | 596 |
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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 |
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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.