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Vase

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

Vase of porcelain, elongated oviform. Powder-blue ground with panels in reserve, painted in blue and copper red with two large rectangular panels each containing a sea-monster on a rock; between these are small fan-shaped and leaf-shaped reserves, containing a mantis on a flower, a bird on a plum-tree, a fisherman, and water-fowl.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper-red
Porcelain
Copper Oxide
Cobalt Oxide
Painted
Glazed
Blue and White and Red
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper-red, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, elongated oviform. Powder-blue ground with panels in reserve, painted in blue and copper red with two large rectangular panels each containing a sea-monster on a rock; between these are small fan-shaped and leaf-shaped reserves, containing a mantis on a flower, a bird on a plum-tree, a fisherman, and water-fowl.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.6cm
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Style
Kangxi
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
Sea-Monsters
Insect
Floral Patterns
Bird
Prunus Tree
Fisherman
Waterfowl
Other number
Loan no. 1517
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.989-1910

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Record createdFebruary 27, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O193126/vase-unknown/
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