Vase
1700-20 (made)
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Vase, made of porcelain, club-shaped, painted in enamel colours of famille verte, in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese purple, blue enamel and black, with a garden scene. Two ladies are standing beside a table and two under a magnolia tree, two boys are playing on the ground and three beside a fish pond. On the shoulder, branches of magnolia and plum blossom with four floral panels in reserve. Round the neck diapers. Borders of narrow rings in underglaze blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain, famille verte, China, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty, 1700-20 |
| Physical description | Vase, made of porcelain, club-shaped, painted in enamel colours of famille verte, in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese purple, blue enamel and black, with a garden scene. Two ladies are standing beside a table and two under a magnolia tree, two boys are playing on the ground and three beside a fish pond. On the shoulder, branches of magnolia and plum blossom with four floral panels in reserve. Round the neck diapers. Borders of narrow rings in underglaze blue. |
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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. |
| Production | Kangxi period reign |
| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr, Chinese Ceramics: Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, V&A, 1998, No. 77
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1251-1910 |
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| Record created | January 31, 2008 |
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