Wine Pot and Lid
1662-1722 (made)
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Wine pot and lid of porcelain, pear-shaped body with curved spout and handle; dome-shaped lid surmounted by a cone-shaped knob, fitting securely into the wine pot by a tenon. Covered outside with coral-red enamel. Two fruit-shaped reserves on either side of the body, containing Daoist legendary scenes, painted in overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. The peach contains a male deity holding a ruyi sceptre standing near a deer, the pomegranate with a seated male deity looking at a crane.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels, with red enamel ground |
| Brief description | Wine pot and lid, porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette, with red enamel ground, China, Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Wine pot and lid of porcelain, pear-shaped body with curved spout and handle; dome-shaped lid surmounted by a cone-shaped knob, fitting securely into the wine pot by a tenon. Covered outside with coral-red enamel. Two fruit-shaped reserves on either side of the body, containing Daoist legendary scenes, painted in overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. The peach contains a male deity holding a ruyi sceptre standing near a deer, the pomegranate with a seated male deity looking at a crane. |
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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 | 265&A-1905 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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