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Bottle

Bottle
Ming dynasty, Tianqi period 1621-1627

Medium
porcelain
Measurements
(a-b) 22.8 × 12.1 cm diameter (overall)
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Accession Number
3618.a-b-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1936
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Bulbous body narrowing to foot, inward slanting neck with everted rim, domed lid with knob; three boys with ball in garden of eccentric rocks, banana tree and bamboo zig-zag grid at shoulder, petal motifs at neck. Lid with floral motif at knob.