Willow leaf vase

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.:	93.20.1-2
Type:	vase; pottery
Date of production:	1662-1722 Qing dynasty
Place of production:	Jiangxi, China

Marks:	hat írásjegyes, kobalt Kangxi jelzet
Materials:	porcelain; rosewood
Techniques:	glazed
Dimensions:	height (with base): 17 cm diameter (mouth): 3.9 cm diameter (base): 4.7 cm

This finely modelled, graceful vase served as a decorative element of the tables of Chinese scholars. A large number of such pieces were kept in the study rooms and library rooms of the Imperial palace. Its Chinese name is liuyeping or willow leaf vase.

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