Physical description
Vase of porcelain. Of bulbous form with flat base and short wide neck. Covered with a dark blue glaze, with applied decoration of small carp and molluscs, painted in white slip with incised details.
Place of Origin
China (south, made)
Date
16th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain decorated in white slip over a blue glaze
Dimensions
Height: 16.5 cm, Diameter: 16.8 cm
Descriptive line
Vase, porcelain decorated in white slip over a blue glaze, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Production Note
label
Materials
Porcelain; Slip
Techniques
Glazed; Applied work
Subjects depicted
Carp (fish)
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection