Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Porcelain vase, beaker-shaped with convex middle. Painted in underglaze blue with an audience scene on the upper part; and below, warriors in a room, one holding a banner inscribed with a Chinese character ling (command).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Beaker-shaped vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Chenghua mark) |
| Physical description | Porcelain vase, beaker-shaped with convex middle. Painted in underglaze blue with an audience scene on the upper part; and below, warriors in a room, one holding a banner inscribed with a Chinese character ling (command). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in a double circle, 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 | Register |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 2493 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.831-1910 |
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| Record created | December 18, 2008 |
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