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Grand Vestibule: The British Monarchy and the World
The Grand Vestibule at Windsor Castle reflects interaction between the monarchy and the wider world
JINGDEZHEN [JIANGXI PROVINCE, CHINA]
Bottle
mid-18th centuryRCIN 2392
A pear-shaped porcelain bottle, with tall, tapering neck and spreading lip; glazed base. Painted in deep red is a four-clawed dragon descending among clouds, its tail curling round the neck, facing a large flaming pearl, with a smaller dragon rising from waves below.
Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume I.
Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume I.