Vase

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain vase, cylindrical form with short slightly contracted neck. Painted in underglaze blue with four bands of design consisting successively of lotuses in panels connected by scroll-work; dragons in reserve on a clouded blue ground; four stylised plum-blossoms on scrolling foliage; and stylised flowers resereved on a blue ground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Porcelain vase, cylindrical form with short slightly contracted neck. Painted in underglaze blue with four bands of design consisting successively of lotuses in panels connected by scroll-work; dragons in reserve on a clouded blue ground; four stylised plum-blossoms on scrolling foliage; and stylised flowers resereved on a blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.3cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of a double circle in blue
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
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 347
Collection
Accession number
C.612-1910

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Record createdDecember 16, 2008
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