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Vase

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

Vase of porcelain. Beaker-shaped with convex middle. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. Round the upper part, four scenes from a romance. Round the middle four oblong panels of vases. Round the lower part, trellis diaper with eight-lobed flower panels in reserve. Base unglazed on four small feet.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain. Beaker-shaped with convex middle. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. Round the upper part, four scenes from a romance. Round the middle four oblong panels of vases. Round the lower part, trellis diaper with eight-lobed flower panels in reserve. Base unglazed on four small feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.5cm
  • Width: 17.1cm
Styles
Kangxi
Famille Verte
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
Romantic Fiction
Diaper-Work
Vases
Other number
Loan No. 80
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.1297-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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