Beaker vase with a seated official receiving a messenger

Details

• Title

  Beaker vase with a seated official receiving a messenger

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)

• Date

  1640 - 1690
  Qing Dynasty (1645 - 1911)
  Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue, and polychrome overglaze enamels

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  container › vessel › vase

• Dimensions

  41.3 cm (height)
  19.7 cm (diameter)
  at base 14.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by E. H. North, 1980.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1980.281

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