Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase, of beaker-shaped, with bulbous centre and trumpet-shaped mouth. Porcelain covered with a celadon glaze of pale greenish-grey tint, derived from iron (ferrous oxide), and painted in white reserves with four-clawed dragons, phoenixes and the Eight Treasures (ba bao), in underglaze cobalt blue and a very imperfect red converted into a purple-grey tint.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with celadon glaze and decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red, China, Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Vase, of beaker-shaped, with bulbous centre and trumpet-shaped mouth. Porcelain covered with a celadon glaze of pale greenish-grey tint, derived from iron (ferrous oxide), and painted in white reserves with four-clawed dragons, phoenixes and the Eight Treasures (ba bao), in underglaze cobalt blue and a very imperfect red converted into a purple-grey tint. |
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| Credit line | Given by W. G. Gulland, Esq. |
| Object history | Given by Mr. W. G. Gulland, accessioned in 1905. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | 161-1905 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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