Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Pear-shaped body with long neck and slightly spreading mouth and foot. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. Round the body four medallions formed by archaic dragons. Above, a band of ruyi heads, another of floral stems and others of swastika and various diapers. Base unglazed, except for the inset circular medallion that contains the mark.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Chenghua mark). |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Pear-shaped body with long neck and slightly spreading mouth and foot. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. Round the body four medallions formed by archaic dragons. Above, a band of ruyi heads, another of floral stems and others of swastika and various diapers. Base unglazed, except for the inset circular medallion that contains the mark. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chenghua nian zhi' incised
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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. 151 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1144-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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