Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Porcelain vase, gu-shaped with small convex band in the middle. It is covered with a turquoise-blue glaze and decorated with incised plantain leaves on the upper and lower body, in the middle with stylised dragons. Base unglazed, and covered with a brown dressing, under which may be distinguised a partly-erased six-character seal mark.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with incised decoration under alkaline glaze |
| Brief description | Gu-shaped vase, porcelain with incised decoration under turquoise glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Porcelain vase, gu-shaped with small convex band in the middle. It is covered with a turquoise-blue glaze and decorated with incised plantain leaves on the upper and lower body, in the middle with stylised dragons. Base unglazed, and covered with a brown dressing, under which may be distinguised a partly-erased six-character seal mark. |
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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 | Register |
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| Other number | Loan no. 600 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.461-1910 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2008 |
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