Jar
1573-1620 (made)
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Jar of porcelain, of depressed globular form with short neck. Green ground, with incised decoration and painted in yellow with four lozenge-shaped panels of dragons, separated by the Eight Buddhist Emblems. Above, panels; below, flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with incised decoration and painted in coloured enamels on the biscuit |
| Brief description | Jar, porcelain with incised decoration and painted in coloured enamels on the biscuit, China, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620) |
| Physical description | Jar of porcelain, of depressed globular form with short neck. Green ground, with incised decoration and painted in yellow with four lozenge-shaped panels of dragons, separated by the Eight Buddhist Emblems. Above, panels; below, flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Wanli nian zhi' in underglaze blue
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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 | Register |
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| Other number | Loan no. 1019 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1008-1910 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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