This exhibition was held at the Walker Art Gallery in 2003/4.

Pair of lidded baluster vases

Photograph of a pair of blue vases with a dog on the top

Painted in underglaze blue; Chinese, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Height 34cm, Wightwick Manor, The Mander Collection (The National Trust)

The knobs on the lids are in the shape of dogs. The decoration consists of blue strokes forming spirals, separated by cross-hatched borders.

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