Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase, egg-shaped with spreading foot; the neck cut down and mounted in silver. Moulded with eight vertical petal-shaped panels and painted with two ladies on a terrace and two boys at play, repeated. Above are sprays of plum-blossom and bamboo.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, with silver rmount |
Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with silver rmount; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
Physical description | Vase, egg-shaped with spreading foot; the neck cut down and mounted in silver. Moulded with eight vertical petal-shaped panels and painted with two ladies on a terrace and two boys at play, repeated. Above are sprays of plum-blossom and bamboo. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Mark, a pair of figures embracing, in a double circle, in underglaze blue |
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. |
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Other number | Loan no. 2700 |
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Accession number | C.887-1910 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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