CHINESE
Vase
(19th century)

Medium
porcelain, gilt, enamel

Measurements
32.6 × 19.2 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China

Inscription
incised and painted in red enamel on base (in Chinese characters) c.: (mark of the Qianlong period (1736-1795))

Accession Number
2131-D3

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Ovoid body tapering to tall cylindrical neck; modelled in low relief with the eight Daoist immortals on ocean of stylized waves and scrolling clouds. Porcelain, gilt and overglaze polychrome enamels on white on buff body.

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CHINESE
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(19th century)