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Pear-shaped vase with a moulded dragon
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Pear-shaped vase with a moulded dragon

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1799 · turning; vitrification; fired; formed; stoneware; glaze

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Pear-shaped stoneware vase with a knob in the neck just below the rim, covered with a crazed grey and flambé purple glaze. Starting on the shoulder and continuing over the neck a twisting, applied chilong (hornless dragon). Shiwan.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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vase
Credit linePear-shaped vase with a moulded dragon. c. 1700 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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