Vase with birds, flowers, and rocks

Details

• Title

  Vase with birds, flowers, and rocks

• Associated people

  Kangxi, Emperor of China (ruled 1661 - 1722) (commissioner)

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns › Jingdezhen Zhushan kiln-sites (place of creation)

• Date

  Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1661 - 1722)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, slab-built and thrown, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue and red; celadon glaze

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  handbuilt › slab built;

  thrown;

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › vase

• Dimensions

  depth at base 49.8 x 14.8 x 11.5 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1222

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