Vase
1736-1795 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Bulbous body, long neck with two handles in the form of dragons. Painted in red, green, yellow, manganese-purple and underglaze blue. Round the body, two dragons erect upon waves with clouds and four bats. On the neck bats and clouds. Inside and under the base is turquoise-green enamel, except for the space covered by the mark.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel colours, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795) |
Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Bulbous body, long neck with two handles in the form of dragons. Painted in red, green, yellow, manganese-purple and underglaze blue. Round the body, two dragons erect upon waves with clouds and four bats. On the neck bats and clouds. Inside and under the base is turquoise-green enamel, except for the space covered by the mark. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing Qianlong nian zhi' in seal characters, in underglaze blue
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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. |
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Other number | Loan No. 2491 |
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Accession number | C.1356-1910 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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