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Collection Online as of May 13, 2026

A white porcelain vessel features a bulbous body and long neck topped with a ribbed, blue-striped bulb. Blue and reddish-orange decorations depict a creature with a blue mane moving among swirling ribbons and clouds. Detailed floral scrolls and scalloped bands encircle the shoulder and neck, while geometric patterns mark the foot. The form transitions from a rounded base to a slender neck, alternating between narrative scenes and formal ornamentation.

Bottle-shaped Vase

1736–95

China, Qing dynasty

(1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
porcelain with underglaze decoration
Overall: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.)
Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection 1944.191
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1944
    Mrs. Francis F. [Elisabeth Severance Allen] Prentiss [1865–1944], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1944–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Catalogue of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss collection : bequest of Elisabeth Severance Prentiss, 1944. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944. Mentioned: p. 83 archive.org
  • {{cite web|title=Bottle-shaped Vase|url=false|author=|year=1736–95|access-date=13 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1944.191