Chinese Qing dynasty dragon vase with lid

dc.contributor.other	Van Tilburg, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-07T06:07:11Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-07T06:07:11Z
dc.date.created	1662
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	This underglaze blue octagonal porcelain vase is decorated with flowerheads on the shoulder and two four-clawed dragons casing a flaming pearl in the clouds above a wave pattern on the base. The base is sunken, glazed and marked with four Kangxi character marks in underglaze blue. The round lid is decorated with clouds. The dragon is an important Chinese mythological beast and traditionally symbolizes potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, and floods. The five-clawed dragon is associated with the emperor, while the four-clawed dragon, like the crane, is associated with the empress.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Ceramic 101	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	205 mm x 115 mm	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	Underglaze blue-and-white porcelain	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53950
dc.publisher	Department of the University of Pretoria Art	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	D700390	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	octagpnal porcelain	en_ZA
dc.title	Chinese Qing dynasty dragon vase with lid	en_ZA
dc.type	Image	en_ZA