72/2001
Collection
Ceramics
Brief description
Glazed porcelain cylindrical vase with an everted rim, painted with a design of a bird perched on a flowering branch set within two decorative bands, one of a pair, marked on the base with the Kangxi reign mark (1662-1722), thought to be made in China c.1880.
Object name
vase
Object number
72/2001
Production date
c.1880 (manufactured)
Production place
China (manufactured)
Period
Victorian (1837-1901)
Material
porcelain
enamel
glaze
enamel
glaze
Technique
glazed
painted
fired
enamelled
painted
fired
enamelled
Physical description
Glazed porcelain vase of cylindrical form, with a everted rim. The base and the top of the vase are painted overglaze with enamels. The design consists of a decorative band of flowers and leaves, the leaves in a trellis-like pattern. The central design, covering the body of the vase, shows a bird standing on a polychrome flowering branch, possibly of plum blossoms, with a flying insect on the reverse. The vase has been enamelled in green, pink and brown on a white porcelain ground. There are several chips to the rim of the vase, and some dirt marks to the edges. A Kangxi reign mark, consisting of four Chinese characters, is painted in blue on the base of the vase.
Dimensions
Diameter: 8.5cm
Height: 20.9cm
Height: 20.9cm
Website keywords
ornaments