Vase
ca. 1700-1750 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Soapstone vase, carved in the form of a pine trunk with bamboo and prunus branches on the surface.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Soapstone, carved |
| Brief description | Vase, carved soapstone, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1700-1750 |
| Physical description | Soapstone vase, carved in the form of a pine trunk with bamboo and prunus branches on the surface. |
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| Gallery label | VASE of alabaster (?) carved in the form of a pine trunk with bamboos. CHINESE. H. 7 in., greatest W. 3 in. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
5514-1901. |
| Object history | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology (Jermyn Street, London), accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 84, fig. 98. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5514-1901 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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