Vase
1550-1650 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Of baluster form. Dark blue ground with decoration outlined in slight relief and filled in with green, manganese-purple, yellow and turquoise blue glazes. Round the middle two figures beneath a pine-tree on a terrace, with a boy attendant carrying a lute. Round the shoulder are large ruyi shaped lappets enclosing lotus sprays, with pendent jewels between. Lingzhi fungus designs on the neck. Panels round the foot.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with decoration in raised outline and filled in colour glazes |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with decoration outlined in slight relief and filled in with colour glazes, China, Ming dynasty |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Of baluster form. Dark blue ground with decoration outlined in slight relief and filled in with green, manganese-purple, yellow and turquoise blue glazes. Round the middle two figures beneath a pine-tree on a terrace, with a boy attendant carrying a lute. Round the shoulder are large ruyi shaped lappets enclosing lotus sprays, with pendent jewels between. Lingzhi fungus designs on the neck. Panels round the foot. |
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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. 134 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1472-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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