Bottle
1662-1722 (made)
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Bottle of porcelain, painted with overglaze enamels in panels reserved on a powdered blue ground. Globular body, high foot and long narrow neck with two globular swellings and a wide ridge in the lower portion. Painted with a bird and blossoming plum tree, and a qilin alternately in each of four circular and four-sided panels. The blue ground is gilded with formal patterns of lotus flowers and scrollwork.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Bottle, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in panels reserved on a powdered blue ground, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Bottle of porcelain, painted with overglaze enamels in panels reserved on a powdered blue ground. Globular body, high foot and long narrow neck with two globular swellings and a wide ridge in the lower portion. Painted with a bird and blossoming plum tree, and a qilin alternately in each of four circular and four-sided panels. The blue ground is gilded with formal patterns of lotus flowers and scrollwork. |
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| Credit line | Seawell Bequest |
| Production | Register |
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| Accession number | C.761-1917 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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