Sujet
Blue glazed vase with incised dragons, Ming dynasty, China, c1645. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Blue glazed vase with incised dragons, Ming dynasty, China, c1645. A large vase with long flaring neck. There is incised decoration of two dragons chasing a flaming pearl. The exterior is covered with a deep violet cobalt blue monochrome glaze, the interior has a white glaze. The base has a four character mark 'guang wu nian zhi' meaning 'made during the reign of Gunagwu'. The inscription combines the names of two pretenders to the Ming throne who had a few months' prominence in 1645.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
1645
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B73_391
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (554,6Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,0cm / 2214 x 2831 (300dpi)