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Square vase with landscapes, flower sprays and dragons
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Square vase with landscapes, flower sprays and dragons

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1899 · turning; vitrification; paint; emailleren; fired; glaze; email; porcelain

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

About this work

Square porcelain vase with a tapering body and a spreading neck with a flat rim. Painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, turquoise and black. On the walls twice a river landscape with trees, mountains, pavilions and people, once a plum branch with bird and once a peony branch; on the shoulder a floral rosette on lacework; the neck with four times a chilong (hornless dragon) between clouds; on the rim hatching. Two chips in the rim. Porcelain with enamel colors.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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vase
Credit lineSquare vase with landscapes, flower sprays and dragons. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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