Vase
1800-1900 (made)
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Porcelain vase, with inverted pear-shaped body, spreading base, and long tubular neck, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels of the famille rose palette with scholar seated writing at a table, while a body grinds ink at his side, a duck and palm trees in the background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels with scholar and boy, Jingdezhen, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century |
| Physical description | Porcelain vase, with inverted pear-shaped body, spreading base, and long tubular neck, painted in overglaze polychrome enamels of the famille rose palette with scholar seated writing at a table, while a body grinds ink at his side, a duck and palm trees in the background. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Six-characters Yongzheng mark in underglaze blue on the base
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Julia C. Gulland |
| Object history | Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 646-1907 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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