69/2001

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

Glazed porcelain bottle vase decorated in blue with amusing figures, and scrolling patterns around the rim and base, marked on the base with the Kangxi reign mark (1662-1722), thought to be made in China c.1880.

Object name

vase
bottle vase

Object number

69/2001

Production date

c.1880 (manufactured)

Production place

China (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

porcelain
glaze

Technique

glazed
fired
painted

Physical description

Glazed porcelain bottle vase, with a foot-rim and a globular body tapering to a cylindrical neck. It is decorated on the body and neck with figures painted in blue. Some figures are holding fans and lanterns, while some have ill-fitting, incorrect, or no clothes. Two small boys hold a large coin or shop sign. The vase has a scrolling pattern running around the rim and repeating arching panels running around the foot. A Kangxi reign mark, consisting of four Chinese characters, is painted in blue on the base of the vase.

Dimensions

Height: 25.6cm
Diameter: 7cm

Website keywords

ornaments