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Vase (roller cart) with dragons and lotus and flower scrolls
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Vase (roller) of porcelain with cylindrical body, flat shoulder and short, wide and slightly flaring neck, painted in underglaze blue. On the wall four bands with decorations alternating against a white and blue ground: the lower band with scrollwork and lotus scrolls in reserve, the next band with floral scrolls, above that a band with dragons in reserve; the upper band with floral scrolls and lobed cartouche filled with blue and lotus scrolls in reserve; around the foot and shoulder a decorative band; on the neck vertical flower petals; on the underside a double circle. A chip in the rim. Blue and white.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVase (rolwagen) with dragons and lotus and flower scrolls. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.