Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Vase of porcelain. Of baluster form. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette and gilded, with a scene from a romance of brigands with one figure riding a lion, another with a magic gourd and others in a pavilion in the clouds. On the shoulder brocade diapers, broken by stylised peonies and by reserved panels typifying the Liberal Accomplishments. On the neck, a prince with three attendants on a terrace. Mouth slightly cut down.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette and gilded, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Of baluster form. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette and gilded, with a scene from a romance of brigands with one figure riding a lion, another with a magic gourd and others in a pavilion in the clouds. On the shoulder brocade diapers, broken by stylised peonies and by reserved panels typifying the Liberal Accomplishments. On the neck, a prince with three attendants on a terrace. Mouth slightly cut down. |
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| Styles | |
| Marks and inscriptions | A double circle, in underglaze blue |
| 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 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Hobson, R. L. Burlington Magazine, Vol. XXXVII, 1920, p. 283. |
| Other number | Loan No. 61 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1276-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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