Jar
1723-1735 (made)
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Jar of porcelain, oviform, with short neck, wide mouth with moulded rim, and low foot. Painted in underglaze cobalt blue, on the sides with stylised lotuses and foliage interspersed with Sanskrit characters: 'Shri namo bhagavata trami' ('Holy Salutation to the Blessed One'); at the top, are borders of crosses; emblems; stylised foliage on a serpentine stem; cloud scrolls; below, a border of false gadroons above a narrow band of simple linear scrollwork.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Jar, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735) |
| Physical description | Jar of porcelain, oviform, with short neck, wide mouth with moulded rim, and low foot. Painted in underglaze cobalt blue, on the sides with stylised lotuses and foliage interspersed with Sanskrit characters: 'Shri namo bhagavata trami' ('Holy Salutation to the Blessed One'); at the top, are borders of crosses; emblems; stylised foliage on a serpentine stem; cloud scrolls; below, a border of false gadroons above a narrow band of simple linear scrollwork. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Yongzhen nian zhi' in underglaze blue
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| Credit line | Given by Sydney Vacher |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.464-1927 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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