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Vase

1736-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

Vase of porcelain. Decorated first in black outline, then the whole outside covered with a green enamel, after which the background is blacked in. Lotus scrolls, with meander pattern and pendants round the shoulder, neck and foot.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in overglaze enamel colours, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain. Decorated first in black outline, then the whole outside covered with a green enamel, after which the background is blacked in. Lotus scrolls, with meander pattern and pendants round the shoulder, neck and foot.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 3.01kg
  • Height: 34.9cm
  • Diameter: 21.9cm
Style
Qianlong
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'da qing Qianlong nian zhi' in seal characters, in underglaze blue
    Translation
    Made in the Qianlong period of the great Qing dynasty
  • Transliteration
    .
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
Subjects depicted
Lotus Flowers
Meanders (Patterns)
Bibliographic reference
Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 220.
Other number
Loan No. 988
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.1362-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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