Vase
1870-1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Vase of porcelain, covered with a mottled crimson glaze. Inverted pear-shaped body with spreading mouth. Round the shoulder a collar in reserve, unglazed and painted black, imitating bronze with two masks with loose pendent rings. Base unglazed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed porcelain |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with mottled crimson glaze, China, Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, covered with a mottled crimson glaze. Inverted pear-shaped body with spreading mouth. Round the shoulder a collar in reserve, unglazed and painted black, imitating bronze with two masks with loose pendent rings. Base unglazed. |
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| Style | |
| 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 | label |
| Other number | Loan no. 2382 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.565-1910 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2009 |
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