Wine Pot and Lid
1662-1722 (made)
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Wine pot and lid of porcelain, kettle-shaped, domed lid with knob. Painted in yellow, black, white, two shades of manganese-purple and two shades of green. Moulded with eight vertical panels, each containing a flower on a green ground. Above and below are lotus petals in relief, the upper band painted with two emblems in panels on a diaper ground.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted on the biscuit in polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Wine pot and lid, porcelain painted on the biscuit in polychrome enamels, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Wine pot and lid of porcelain, kettle-shaped, domed lid with knob. Painted in yellow, black, white, two shades of manganese-purple and two shades of green. Moulded with eight vertical panels, each containing a flower on a green ground. Above and below are lotus petals in relief, the upper band painted with two emblems in panels on a diaper ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'yin yuan' in manganese-purple |
| 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. 160 |
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| Accession number | C.1089&A-1910 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2009 |
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