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China
Vase mark and reign of Kangxi, c.1700
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue | 46.5 x 22.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 26795
King's Ante-Chamber, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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A blue-and-white porcelain vase of baluster form with trumpet neck and spreading foot; glazed base on which the six-character reign-mark (Da Qing [Kangxi] nian zhi: ‘Made in the reign of the Kangxi emperor of the Great Qing’) is written (now partly obscured) in a double ring. Painted round the sides are three four-clawed dragons among clouds and flames, and round the neck two more.
Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume I. -
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Medium and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Measurements
46.5 x 22.8 cm (whole object)
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