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Vase

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

Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and long cylindrical neck. Painted in polychrome enamels and gilding with the Eight Daoist Immortals crossing the sea and the Star God of Longevity (Shou Lao) with two other figures on a rocky platform. The painting signed: Ban yi-yi.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels and gilding
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels and gilding, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and long cylindrical neck. Painted in polychrome enamels and gilding with the Eight Daoist Immortals crossing the sea and the Star God of Longevity (Shou Lao) with two other figures on a rocky platform. The painting signed: Ban yi-yi.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.8cm
  • Diameter: 21.6cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • A double circle in underglaze blue
  • Transliteration
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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
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 95
Collection
Accession number
C.1025-1910

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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