Basin
1650-1750 (made)
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Basin of red earthenware, with designs incised through white slip, and covered with green glaze. Circular with shelving sides and spreading rim turned up at the edge. In the middle, a carp with pine-branches; round the sides, two dragons among clouds; on the rim, four panels, each containing a spray of flowers, separated by interlaced devices. Base flat and unglazed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, incised and glazed |
| Brief description | Basin, earthenware with designs incised through white slip under green lead glaze, south China, Qing dynasty, 1650-1750 |
| Physical description | Basin of red earthenware, with designs incised through white slip, and covered with green glaze. Circular with shelving sides and spreading rim turned up at the edge. In the middle, a carp with pine-branches; round the sides, two dragons among clouds; on the rim, four panels, each containing a spray of flowers, separated by interlaced devices. Base flat and unglazed. |
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| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | C.168-1914 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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