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Vase

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain. Square body with high shoulder and swelling mouth. Green dotted ground. Painted in two other shades of green, manganese-purple, yellow, red, blue enamel and black. The ground is broken by flowers and butterflies and has on each side two panels in reserve with scenes of court or domestic life. On the shoulder flowers and butterflies. On the neck four incense burners.


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. Square body with high shoulder and swelling mouth. Green dotted ground. Painted in two other shades of green, manganese-purple, yellow, red, blue enamel and black. The ground is broken by flowers and butterflies and has on each side two panels in reserve with scenes of court or domestic life. On the shoulder flowers and butterflies. On the neck four incense burners.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.8cm
  • Width: 14.6cm
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Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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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
Register
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan No. 2075
Collection
Accession number
C.1296-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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