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Bottle vase with powder blue, antiquities and precious objects
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Bottle vase with powder blue, antiquities and precious objects

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1724 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

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

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Bottle-shaped porcelain vase with a pear-shaped body, ring-shaped thickening in the neck and flaring rim, painted in underglaze blue. The bottle is covered with bleu poudré (powdered blue) with three carved-out lobed compartments on the wall filled with antiquities and treasures; three carved-out compartments in the thickening on the neck filled with three different incense burners; on the underside, a double circle. A chip in the foot ring. Bleu poudré with blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBottle vase with powder blue, antiquities and precious objects. c. 1700 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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