Vase
1800-1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Vase of porcelain, in pilgrim-bottle form with two loop handles. Painted in blue, grey and copper-red under a clear glaze, on either side with a dragon, seen through a mist of clouds. Base unglazed. No mention of any stand in CI, but extn A hand-written.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper-red |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper-red, China, Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, in pilgrim-bottle form with two loop handles. Painted in blue, grey and copper-red under a clear glaze, on either side with a dragon, seen through a mist of clouds. Base unglazed. No mention of any stand in CI, but extn A hand-written. |
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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 | label |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 2243 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.980-1910 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2009 |
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