Ink Slab and Lid
1662-1722 (made)
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Ink slab and lid of porcelain. Painted on the biscuit with polychrome enamels in the famille verte palette. The ink slab with flowers and cloud-scrolls. The lid with an official and a woman on a terrace. The sides of the lid are in openwork with panels in reserve, alternately fan-shaped and circular and containing respectively a spray of flowers and a pair of butterflies. Base unglazed.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Ink slab and lid, porcelain painted with polychrome enamels in the famille verte palette, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Ink slab and lid of porcelain. Painted on the biscuit with polychrome enamels in the famille verte palette. The ink slab with flowers and cloud-scrolls. The lid with an official and a woman on a terrace. The sides of the lid are in openwork with panels in reserve, alternately fan-shaped and circular and containing respectively a spray of flowers and a pair of butterflies. Base unglazed. |
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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 |
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| Other number | Loan No. 843 |
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| Accession number | C.1154&A-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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