Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, of baluster form. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black with a diaper ground broken by archaic dragons and lingzhi fungus and by reserved panels. Two large panels contain scenes of domestic life, four small ones the furniture of the scholar's table. On the shoulder, diaper with four panels of cranes in reserve. Round the neck, ruyi heads, key patterns and emblems of the Liberal Accomplishments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilded, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, of baluster form. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black with a diaper ground broken by archaic dragons and lingzhi fungus and by reserved panels. Two large panels contain scenes of domestic life, four small ones the furniture of the scholar's table. On the shoulder, diaper with four panels of cranes in reserve. Round the neck, ruyi heads, key patterns and emblems of the Liberal Accomplishments. |
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| 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 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Gorer, E. and J. F. Blacker. Chinese porcelain and hard stones. London: B. Quaritch, 1911, Vol. I, N. 47. |
| Other number | Loan no. 110 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1253-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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