Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Square with high shoulder and swelling mouth. Green diaper ground. Painted in two other shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black with reserved panels. On two of the sides are two panels containing a qilin and flowers among rocks. On the other two are three panels containing: a landscape; three deer alternating with three qilin; peonies and birds. On the shoulder flowers and butterflies. On the neck four panels containing alternately a landscape and a pair of aquatic birds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Square with high shoulder and swelling mouth. Green diaper ground. Painted in two other shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black with reserved panels. On two of the sides are two panels containing a qilin and flowers among rocks. On the other two are three panels containing: a landscape; three deer alternating with three qilin; peonies and birds. On the shoulder flowers and butterflies. On the neck four panels containing alternately a landscape and a pair of aquatic birds. |
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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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| Bibliographic reference | Gorer, E. and J. F. Blacker. Chinese porcelain and hard stones. London: B. Quaritch, 1911, Vol. I, Pl. 47. |
| Other number | Loan No. 67 |
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| Accession number | C.1292-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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