Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body, long wide neck and short foot. Decorated with carved design in relief under a turquoise-blue glaze. Round the body is a band of stylised dragons against a ground of scale pattern and a band of meander diaper. On the neck, a row of plantain leaves.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed porcelain with carved decoration in relief |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with stylised dragon design carved in relief under turquoise-blue glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Xuande mark) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body, long wide neck and short foot. Decorated with carved design in relief under a turquoise-blue glaze. Round the body is a band of stylised dragons against a ground of scale pattern and a band of meander diaper. On the neck, a row of plantain leaves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Xuande nian zhi' faintly incised on base
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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 |
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| Other number | Loan no. 592 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.447-1910 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2009 |
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