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Vase

Vase
Ming dynasty, Wanli period 1573-1620

Medium
porcelain (Kraak ware)
Measurements
32.2 × 15.8 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Accession Number
4369-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
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Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Physical description
Kraak export ware. Double gourd form with moulded panels; lower body with panels of flowering plants alternating with auspicious objects with stylized flower and ribbons; centre band of swastikas and ribbons; upper body with double panels of flowering plants alternating with panels of precious objects; neck band of banana leaves.