Vase
1736-1795 (made)
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Porcelain vase, pear-shaped with spreading mouth. Decorated in applied relief designs under a greenish-black glaze in imitation of bronze. The ornament is distributed in three bands. The upper two have archaic dragons geometrically treated on a ground of meander diaper; the lowest has shaped panels, two with groups of emblems and four with shou characters, the whole reserved on a floral cell diaper ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed porcelain with applied decoration |
| Brief description | Vase, Porcelain with applied decoration under a greenish-black glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795) |
| Physical description | Porcelain vase, pear-shaped with spreading mouth. Decorated in applied relief designs under a greenish-black glaze in imitation of bronze. The ornament is distributed in three bands. The upper two have archaic dragons geometrically treated on a ground of meander diaper; the lowest has shaped panels, two with groups of emblems and four with shou characters, the whole reserved on a floral cell diaper ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing qianlong nian zhi' in seal script and in underglaze blue on base
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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. 2290 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.485-1910 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2008 |
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