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Gu-shaped beakervase with women and flower pots in panels
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Gu-shaped beakervase with women and flower pots in panels

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

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

About this work

Gu-shaped porcelain vase with a round thickening in the middle and a spreading neck, painted in underglaze blue. On the wall alternating a woman (long dress) or a flower pot on a low table in a petal-shaped compartment; above that flower branches. Above and below the thickened middle part a band with spiral work. The inner rim with a band with a zigzag pattern. Marked on the underside with an artemisia leaf in a double circle. Blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
bekervaas
Credit lineGu-shaped beakervase with women and flower pots in panels. c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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