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Description: | Bottle-shaped vase made of porcelain. Covered with a mazarine blue glaze with gold decoration including a five-clawed dragon chasing the flaming pearl and Buddhist symbols known as the Endless Knot or The Entrails. The flaming pearl is a symbol of the heart of Buddha, pure intentions, genius in obscurity and feminine beauty and purity. It is often found in decoration in conjuction with dragons that appear to be contending for it.
Technique: hand-painting
Technique: underglaze
Material: porcelain
Material: glaze
vase made in China, Asia, (1917.651). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.24031 | Go to resource |
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