Painted vase on a stand
China ,
September 1952
МЗСБ КП 4460 П 863
56.7 x 32 x 30 cm; vase: 50.5 x 32 x 30 cm; stand: 6.7 x Ø 23 cm
ceramics, wood, casting, firing, glazing, overglaze painting, carving, gluing, varnishing
The gift was sent by the Prime Minister of the State Council of the PRC, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PRC Zhou Enlai in September 1952. A blue narrow neck vase. The body and neck are decorated with floral ornaments painted golden. The vase is placed on a wooden carved stand.
See also
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Yugoslavia ,
1948
Cup with a lid. A gift to the youth of the Krasny Oktyabr factory from the youth of the Ustaltsa factory
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The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
The United Kingdom ,
1943
The sword in the scabbard. A gift from King George VI to the citizens of Stalingrad
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