Jar and Lid
1662-1722 (made)
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Porcelain jar and lid, cylindrical form with a slightly domed lid. Painted in underglaze blue with two panels containing emblems and furniture of the scholar's table reserved on a ground of reticulation to imitate cracked ice and studded with detached plum blossoms.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Jar and lid, porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Porcelain jar and lid, cylindrical form with a slightly domed lid. Painted in underglaze blue with two panels containing emblems and furniture of the scholar's table reserved on a ground of reticulation to imitate cracked ice and studded with detached plum blossoms. |
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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. 2688 |
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| Accession number | C.690&A-1910 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2008 |
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