Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Of baluster form. Black ground. Painted in three shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple and red with peonies, magnolia, hydrangea and a pheasant on a rock. On the neck, plum-blossom.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Of baluster form. Black ground. Painted in three shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple and red with peonies, magnolia, hydrangea and a pheasant on a rock. On the neck, plum-blossom. |
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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. Stated by Mr. Lindo Myers to have been bought by him in Paris in 1869 or 187 (just before the Franco-Prussian war) for £25 and sold immediately after to Mr. Salting for £6, the first Chinese vase bought by Mr. Salting (verbal information of Mr. Myers, 6. Oct. 1923). |
| Production | Register |
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| Other number | Loan No. 45 |
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| Accession number | C.1311-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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