The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art held a collection of Chinese ceramics and related items assembled by Percival David that are on permanent display in a dedicated gallery in Room 95 at the
The David Vases, said to be two of the best-known Chinese porcelains in the world
Two flasks with dragons, 1403–24
The former home of the Percival David Foundation in Gordon Square
Room 95, British Museum
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The David Vases are a pair of blue-and-white temple vases from the Yuan dynasty. The vases have been described as the "best-known porcelain vases in the world" and among the most important blue-and-wh
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
…of it Jingdezhen ware. It includes examples of the rare Ru and Guan wares and two important Yuan dynasty blue and white porcelain temple vases (the "David Vases"), the oldest dated blue and white porcelain pieces, from 1351. The Foundation also has a large library of Western and East Asian books related to…
The David Vases
One of the inscriptions. In the other inscription, the last four characters in the penultimate line "良辰謹記" ("reverently recorded on a propitious day") are replaced by "吉日捨" ("offers on an auspicious day").
Detail of the neck portion, with a slightly different inscription from above