Vase
1736-1795 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, beaker-shaped with bulbous centre, and expanding ends. Painted with coral-red enamel, reserving the design of convolvulus scroll-work, outlined in dark red on white; its bulbous centre has the same deign outlined in black, reserved under manganese purple, on a ground of apple-green.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, beaker-shaped with bulbous centre, and expanding ends. Painted with coral-red enamel, reserving the design of convolvulus scroll-work, outlined in dark red on white; its bulbous centre has the same deign outlined in black, reserved under manganese purple, on a ground of apple-green. |
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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 | Register |
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| Accession number | 270-1905 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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