Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body on spreading foot, long neck with two dragon-shaped handles. Painted in underglaze blue, round the body with six girls playing instruments and one dancing before an empress. On the neck, a spray of peony and one of plum. Wicker diapers, one inside the rim.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| 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, with bulbous body on spreading foot, long neck with two dragon-shaped handles. Painted in underglaze blue, round the body with six girls playing instruments and one dancing before an empress. On the neck, a spray of peony and one of plum. Wicker diapers, one inside the rim. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An artemisia leaf in a double circle, in underglaze blue |
| 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 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 376 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.898-1910 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2009 |
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