Vase
1723-1735 (made)
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This type of Chinese vase is generally referred to as 'meiping', literally 'prunus vase'. Yet strangely it was used not to hold prunus flowers but wine. The transparent green glaze is called a celadon glaze. Chinese potters had been producing celadon wares since the 3rd century, initially on a stoneware body and gradually changing to a porcelain body. This 'meiping' with an incised floral design is a fine example of the latter.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with incised decoration under a celadon-green glaze |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with incised decoration under a celadon-green glaze; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735) |
| Physical description | Vase of baluster form. Porcelain with celadon-green glaze. Round the body incised with peonies on scrolled stems between bands of cloud-scrolls and plantain leaves. The base unglazed except for an inset medallion. |
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| Credit line | Salting bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | This type of Chinese vase is generally referred to as 'meiping', literally 'prunus vase'. Yet strangely it was used not to hold prunus flowers but wine. The transparent green glaze is called a celadon glaze. Chinese potters had been producing celadon wares since the 3rd century, initially on a stoneware body and gradually changing to a porcelain body. This 'meiping' with an incised floral design is a fine example of the latter. |
| Other number | Loan no. 2155 |
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| Accession number | C.433-1910 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2005 |
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