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Mallet vase

Mallet vase
 Ming dynasty 1368-1644

Medium
stoneware (Longquan ware)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
stoneware (Longquan ware)
Measurements
21.3 × 9.0 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Longquan, Zhejiang province, south-east China, China
Accession Number
3697-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
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
Slightly tapering cylindrical body, sloping shoulder to cylindrical neck with two vertical curved stylized animal handles, everted stepped mouth. Translucent green glaze.

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