Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, club-shaped. Powder-blue ground with panels in reserve, on which painted in underglaze blue. On either side an oblong panel containing a sage riding on a dragon down a river towards a window at which sits a girl; ducks among rocks; between are fan-shaped and four-lobed panels with a crayfish, a hare, a bird on a branch and a grasshopper.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
Physical description | Vase of porcelain, club-shaped. Powder-blue ground with panels in reserve, on which painted in underglaze blue. On either side an oblong panel containing a sage riding on a dragon down a river towards a window at which sits a girl; ducks among rocks; between are fan-shaped and four-lobed panels with a crayfish, a hare, a bird on a branch and a grasshopper. |
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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. 1454 |
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Accession number | C.531-1910 |
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Record created | February 19, 2009 |
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