pagoda model

Base or podium of a ceramic pagoda model. It is hexagonal in section, with steps and a railing. The body is made of pale grey stoneware highlighted with white, green, and brown glaze. The pedestal has six rectangular panels with underglaze blue decorations, bordered with a band of cloud-collar designs above, and a band of fleur-de-lis pattern at the bottom. The enclosed area of the podium is painted with brown wash. There is a tubular support at the centre to stablise the tower block. The base is flat and unglazed. There is a chip at one corner of the railing.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2460.1.1
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 126 mm x 224 mm x 215 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
stoneware; glaze; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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