Lantern
1662-1722 (made)
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Lantern of porcelain. Barrel-shaped with short neck and foot. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black with four scenes from a romance dealing the life of a mandarin. Borders of ruyi heads, wave, plum-blossom, petal and cloud diapers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Lantern, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilded, with scenes from the drama "The West Chamber" (Xi Xiang Ji), China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Lantern of porcelain. Barrel-shaped with short neck and foot. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black with four scenes from a romance dealing the life of a mandarin. Borders of ruyi heads, wave, plum-blossom, petal and cloud diapers. |
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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. The scenes are from the drama "The West Chamber" (Xi Xiang Ji): 1. Sun Fei Hu before the monastery (Part II, Act I). 2. Zhang Sheng along (unidentified). 3. Zhang Sheng and Hongniang (Probably Part IV, Act I). 4. Zhang Sheng. Continuation (Part V, Act II). |
| Production | Register |
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| Literary reference | The West Chamber |
| Other number | Loan No. 291 |
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| Accession number | C.1259-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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