Vase
1800-1900 (made)
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Vase with ovoid body, short straight neck with projecting lip, and flat base. Buff stoneware with thick chocolate-brown slip and transparent neutral glaze, which is frosted over with an opaque greyish film. The ornament is formed by cutting away the brown slip and leaving the design in slight relief. On the sides are a rock and trees and two dragons disputing an slight relief. On the sides are a rock and trees and two dragons disputing a pearl in clouds. Bands of stiff leaf and chevron pattern below and above, separated by plain rings. The base is unglazed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Shiwan ware. Vase, glazed stoneware, China (Shiwan), ca. 1800-1900 |
| Physical description | Vase with ovoid body, short straight neck with projecting lip, and flat base. Buff stoneware with thick chocolate-brown slip and transparent neutral glaze, which is frosted over with an opaque greyish film. The ornament is formed by cutting away the brown slip and leaving the design in slight relief. On the sides are a rock and trees and two dragons disputing an slight relief. On the sides are a rock and trees and two dragons disputing a pearl in clouds. Bands of stiff leaf and chevron pattern below and above, separated by plain rings. The base is unglazed. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Production | label |
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| Bibliographic reference | Exhibition of early Chinese pottery and porcelain, London : Printed for the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1910
D65, pl.XXIX |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.938-1935 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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