Tile
1662-1722 (made)
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Tile of porcelain for inlay in furniture, hexagonal. Painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit in the famille verte palette. On a green ground stippled with dots is the character lu (emolument) in aubergine-purple, over which is a reserved medallion containing a deer and a pine-tree among rocks. Border of swastika diaper with a ruyi head at each corner.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Tile for inlay in furniture, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit in the famille verte palette, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Tile of porcelain for inlay in furniture, hexagonal. Painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit in the famille verte palette. On a green ground stippled with dots is the character lu (emolument) in aubergine-purple, over which is a reserved medallion containing a deer and a pine-tree among rocks. Border of swastika diaper with a ruyi head at each corner. |
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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. 167 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1073-1910 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2009 |
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