Vase
1736-1795 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Vase, of porcelain with glaze mottled in copper-red. Pear-shaped body with spreading foot and short neck. On either side of the body, a monster's head handle with adherent ring. Round the neck and foot a thin line of underglaze blue.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed porcelain |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with glaze mottled in copper-red, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (with Wanli mark) |
| Physical description | Vase, of porcelain with glaze mottled in copper-red. Pear-shaped body with spreading foot and short neck. On either side of the body, a monster's head handle with adherent ring. Round the neck and foot a thin line of underglaze blue. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Wanli nian zhi' in seal characters 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 |
| Other number | Loan no. 2069 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.383-1910 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2009 |
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