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Bud vase
Chinese
1800–1899
Object Place: China for American Market
Medium/Technique
Porcelain
Dimensions
19.37 x 10.16 x 10.16 cm (7 5/8 x 4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Edwards
Accession Number1972.543
NOT ON VIEW
DescriptionVase consists of an oboid body topped by a neck ring and a long tubular neck. The design on the body is made up of two scenes: five Chinese people on one side and a bird, butterfly and peonies on the other. Each scene is framed by a border of small C-scrolls. The design of the tubular neck includes two upright rectangles one framing a chinese man and the other framing a bunch of peonies. Predominate colors are pink and green.
ProvenanceProbably descended in the Derby and West families of Salem, MA; to Richard Edwards; 1972, gift of Richard Edwards to the MFA. (Accession date: June 7, 1972)