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Porcelain vase of double gourd shape and decorated in underglaze blue. Round the top is a band of key pattern design, below which is a wide panel of cloud collar framing flowers and foliage. Between this, there is a lotus petal border round the waistisa wide panel of scrolling lotus and foliage. Below a blue band round the waist there is a design of cloud scrolls. Below which are the eight precious things of Buddhism, surrounded by scrolling lotus foliage, and round the bottom there are lotus petals. The base is flat.
Bought from Gabor Cossa by Dr J. G. Billington, in memory of his mother, through The Friends of the Fitzwilliam
Height: 45.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1954-05-26) by Cossa, Gabor
Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.2-1955
Primary reference Number: 73204
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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