Vase
19th century (made)
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Vase of stoneware, club-shaped. Incised with a dragon, a crab, shellfish among waves, painted in white slip and two shades of copper-grey. Round the neck, plum-blossom among waves and a row of studs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Unglazed stoneware with decoration incised and painted in colours |
| Brief description | Shiwan ware. Vase, unglazed stoneware with decoration incised and painted in colours, China, 19th century |
| Physical description | Vase of stoneware, club-shaped. Incised with a dragon, a crab, shellfish among waves, painted in white slip and two shades of copper-grey. Round the neck, plum-blossom among waves and a row of studs. |
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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 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Larkin, T. J. The Alfred Beurdeley collection of rare old Chinese porcelain. London, 1906, no. 480. |
| Other number | Loan no. 2565 |
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| Accession number | C.993-1910 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2009 |
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