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Beaker vase with flowering plants near a rock, diaper pattern and floral scrolls
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Beaker vase with flowering plants near a rock, diaper pattern and floral scrolls

anonymous · c. 1680 - c. 1720 · 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

Ewer of porcelain with wall flaring outwards at top and bottom, painted in underglaze blue. On the wall three rectangular compartments with flowering plants (peony, plum) by a rock with insects and birds. Between them each time a narrower compartment with reticulated work (or coin pattern). At the bottom and top a band with lobed cartouches with chrysanthemum scrolls, separated by a ruyi motif. On the outer rim and on the foot a band of flowers in medallions in reserve. The inner rim with a band of pine branches. Blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineBeaker vase with flowering plants near a rock, diaper pattern and floral scrolls. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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