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Cylindrical vase with dragons and floral scrolls
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Cylindrical vase with dragons and floral scrolls

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

Cylindrical vase of porcelain with a wide, slightly spreading neck, painted in underglaze blue. The body is divided into four wide bands with from bottom to top: a band with cut-out lotus scrolls, one with flower scrolls, one with two chilongs (hornless dragon) with a mushroom (lingzhi) between clouds and one with flower scrolls interrupted by a cut-out lotus scroll in a lobed cartouche. On the shoulder and above the foot a band with a zigzag pattern with flowers. The neck with standing, pointed leaf motifs. Blue-and-white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCylindrical vase with dragons and floral scrolls. c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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