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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 508
The painted decoration on this vase reflects the ongoing popularity of chinoiserie, an evocation of the peoples, buildings and landscape of Asia, which exerted a strong fascination for eighteenth century Europeans.
Umberto II, King of Italy