Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, with cylindrical body and short neck swelling at the middle. Decorated with incised peony scrolls on the body under a pale lavender-blue glaze. A brown band round the neck. Ormolu mounts on mouth and foot.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed porcelain with incised decoration and ormolu mount |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain glazed lavender-blue and brown, with incised decoration and ormolu mount, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, with cylindrical body and short neck swelling at the middle. Decorated with incised peony scrolls on the body under a pale lavender-blue glaze. A brown band round the neck. Ormolu mounts on mouth and foot. |
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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 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 637 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.523-1910 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2009 |
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