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Vase (wheel-shaped) with dragons and lotus and flower scrolls
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Vase (wheel-shaped) with dragons and lotus and flower 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

Vase (wheel-thrown) of porcelain with a cylindrical body, flat shoulder and short, straight neck with a spreading rim, painted in underglaze blue. On the body four bands with decorations alternating on a white and blue ground: the lowest band with scrolling work and lotus tendrils in reserve, the next band with flower tendrils, above that a band with dragons in reserve; the uppermost band with flower tendrils and a lobed cartouche filled with blue and lotus tendrils in reserve; a decorative band around the foot and shoulder; vertical flower petals on the neck; a double circle on the underside. A crack in the rim. Blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
vaserolwagen
Credit lineVase (rolwagen) with dragons and lotus and flower scrolls. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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