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Vase

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

Vase of porcelain. Club-shaped. Green ground. Painted in two other shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple and blue enamel with a plum-tree growing from a rock among peonies, lotuses, bamboo and birds. On the shoulder, two dragons with fungus and scrollwork. Round the neck plantain leaves.


Object details

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Object type
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 (1662-1722)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain. Club-shaped. Green ground. Painted in two other shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple and blue enamel with a plum-tree growing from a rock among peonies, lotuses, bamboo and birds. On the shoulder, two dragons with fungus and scrollwork. Round the neck plantain leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48.9cm
  • Diameter: 20cm
Styles
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
label
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Gorer, E. and J. F. Blacker. Chinese porcelain and hard stones. London: B. Quaritch, 1911, Vol. I, Pl. 36.
Other number
Loan No. 105
Collection
Accession number
C.1291-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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