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Description: | Vase made of Qing dynasty porcelain with squat globular body on a foot and tall, neck. Slightly raised white floral decoration on celadon green glaze ground. Decorated with white sprigs of bamboo shoots and various types of blossoms and mushrooms on the neck and around the bottom. Two shaped panels on the body with same white sprigged and incised decoration consisiting of a dragon on each side chasing a flaming pearl. 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: thrown
Technique: hand-painting
Technique: incising
Material: porcelain
Material: celadon
Material: glaze
Material: sprigged
vase made in China, Asia, (1953.195). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.24596 | Go to resource |
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