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Vase

Vase
Qing dynasty, Guangxu period 1875-1908

Medium
porcelain, gilt, enamel
Measurements
19.8 × 11.9 × 12.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Inscription
painted in red enamel and gold (in Chinese characters) c.: (dragon motif) / (mark of Guangxu period) / (dragon motif)
Accession Number
1192-D2
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914
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
Octagonal, indented panel sides, banded and panel shoulder, tall neck; each panel with mythological acquatic composite creature above foot band of stylized waves, grid panels and foliage bands at shoulder, water dragon on neck, key-fret rim band, gilt rim. All on incised stylized wave pattern.