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Vase

Vase
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736-1795

Medium
porcelain
Measurements
36.0 × 21.6 × 17.8 cm
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Accession Number
3774-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
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
Archaic bronze form; hexagonal body curving to flared foot, neck narrowing to everted rim, two cylindrical 'handles' on neck; body with the eight auspicious Buddhist emblems, lotus and scrolling foliage band; foot with lotus panel band, floral band and dotted circle band; neck with lotus and scrolling foliage band, eight petal flower and spiral foliage band and stylized banana leaves band; dotted circle rim. Floral motif and scrolling leaves on handles.