Stand
1662-1722 (made), 18th century (mounted)
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Stand of porcelain. Oblong with concave angles. Painted on the biscuit with polychrome enamels. On the top, furniture of the library table and emblems within a border of formal clouds. Round the side plum-blossom on cracking ice. Mounted in Europe with a modern ormolu base which has four legs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in enamel colours on the biscuit, with ormolu mount |
| Brief description | Stand, porcelain painted on the biscuit with polychrome enamels, made in Jingdezhen, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722); mounted with ormolu probably in Germany |
| Physical description | Stand of porcelain. Oblong with concave angles. Painted on the biscuit with polychrome enamels. On the top, furniture of the library table and emblems within a border of formal clouds. Round the side plum-blossom on cracking ice. Mounted in Europe with a modern ormolu base which has four legs. |
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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 | label |
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| Other number | Loan No. 173 |
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| Accession number | C.1124-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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