Vase
1723-1735 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Egg-shaped body, short neck, spreading mouth. Painted in enamel colours on the biscuit. Black ground, with stylised lotuses and foliage on long wavy stems in colours.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted on the biscuit with polychrome enamels, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Egg-shaped body, short neck, spreading mouth. Painted in enamel colours on the biscuit. Black ground, with stylised lotuses and foliage on long wavy stems in colours. |
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| 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 | Register |
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| Other number | Loan No. 2342 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1114-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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