Wine Pot and Lid
1662-1722 (made)
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Wine pot and lid of porcelain. The wine pot of ovoid-shaped with concave shoulder, handle and spout of rectangular section. Domed lid with a truncated conical knob. Decorated with a spray of chrysanthemum and a blossoming plum-tree, incised under a yellow glaze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with incised design under yellow glaze |
| Brief description | Wine pot and lid, porcelain with incised design under yellow glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Chenghua mark) |
| Physical description | Wine pot and lid of porcelain. The wine pot of ovoid-shaped with concave shoulder, handle and spout of rectangular section. Domed lid with a truncated conical knob. Decorated with a spray of chrysanthemum and a blossoming plum-tree, incised under a yellow glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in a double circle, 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 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 201 |
| Other number | Loan no. 881 |
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| Accession number | C.496&A-1910 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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