Jar
ca. 1740-1790 (made)
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Bamboo vessel, in the shape of an archaic bronze you, carved in relief with archaistic beasts and scrolls.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bamboo, carved |
| Brief description | Vessel in the form of you, carved bamboo, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period (1736-1795), ca. 1740-1790 |
| Physical description | Bamboo vessel, in the shape of an archaic bronze you, carved in relief with archaistic beasts and scrolls. |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1885. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. See a similar example but with different design at the Palace Museum Beijing obj. no. æ•…121155 (RB 31/8/22);; |
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| Bibliographic reference | Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 51, fig. 53. |
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| Accession number | 202:1-1885 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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