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Vase

1821-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

Bowl of porcelain. Bulbous body, cylindrical neck. Decorated in doucai style with outline in underglaze blue and painted in overglaze red, green, yellow and manganese-purple enamels, with two dragons among clouds, with bats, shou (longevity) characters and emblems. Ruyi heads borders. Inside and under the base is turquoise-green enamel, except for the space covered by the mark.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Vase, porcelain decorated in doucai style in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel colours, China, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period (1821-1850)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain. Bulbous body, cylindrical neck. Decorated in doucai style with outline in underglaze blue and painted in overglaze red, green, yellow and manganese-purple enamels, with two dragons among clouds, with bats, shou (longevity) characters and emblems. Ruyi heads borders. Inside and under the base is turquoise-green enamel, except for the space covered by the mark.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 1.36kg
  • Height: 34.6cm
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Styles
Daoguang
Doucai
Marks and inscriptions
'xie zhu zhu ren zao' in seal characters, in a square, in red
Translation
Made for the Master of Wind Music
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
Dragons
Bats
Emblems (Symbols)
Clouds
Other number
Loan No. 2351
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.1354-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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