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On the base of the vase is the cyclical year equivalent to 1868. \r\n\r\nThis vase is one of a pair. Its companion piece is also in the V&A  (Museum no. C.1416-1910).","physicalDescription":"Hexagonal vase with a short neck and slightly flaring mouth.  Against a red ground is painted in overglaze enamels the bogu motif, including the incense burner, vase with peacock feathers,  scroll, furniture, bat and other objects.  A band of square spirals borders both rim and foot.  The interior and base are glazed turquoise, with a square reserved in white, on which is written six  characters wuchen nian Liangtu ji (wuchen year, mark of Liangtu) within a double square in overglaze red.\r\n\r\nThe Song emperor Huizong (r.1101-1125) catalogued his collection of ancient bronzes, jades, paintings and ceramics in the Xuanhe Palace, which he entitled Xuanhe Bogu Tu.  The term bogu was later used to describe a decorative motif depicting a mixture of vessels, paintings and ornamental objects, but sometimes animals or plants would also be included, such as the bat and lotus on the present vase.\r\n\r\nLiangtu was probably the name of the kiln that produced this vase, though no information about  that manufactory is available.  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