Ewer
1662-1722 (made)
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Ewer of porcelain, with flattened bulbous body, straight neck, high foot and loop handles; spout broken off. Round the body, decorated with plum blossom and stylised lotus in manganese-purple, two shades of green and white on a yellow ground, with two reserved panels of lotus-petal form, each containing a pot of chrysanthemums. Some of the flowers have been left in the biscuit and were originally gilded. Round the foot, peonies.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Ewer, porcelain painted with polychrome enamels in the famille jaune palette, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Ewer of porcelain, with flattened bulbous body, straight neck, high foot and loop handles; spout broken off. Round the body, decorated with plum blossom and stylised lotus in manganese-purple, two shades of green and white on a yellow ground, with two reserved panels of lotus-petal form, each containing a pot of chrysanthemums. Some of the flowers have been left in the biscuit and were originally gilded. Round the foot, peonies. |
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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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| Other number | Loan no. 1867 |
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| Accession number | C.1049-1910 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2009 |
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