VesselsChinese17th century

Vase with Flaring Mouth and Dragon-Shaped Handles and with Decoration of Two Flowering Peony Plants

mid 17th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Enameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with applique handles and decoration reserved in white against an underglaze cobalt blue ground, the reserved designs embellished with overglaze polychrome enamels; with an underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 37.9 x Diam. 16.2 cm (14 15/16 x 6 3/8 in.)

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