Vase
ca. 1710-1725 (made), ca. 1725-1735 (decorated)
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Vase, one of a pair. Pear-shaped with spreading necks and bulbous swelling below the rims; decorated from head to foot, excepting the bulbs; with spiralling design in orange (roug-de fer); landscapes with a boy with a shishi lion on a lead (in the Kakiemon style and in the enamels of the Kakiemon palette), flowering plants and a floral scroll on the bulbs.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
Brief description | Vase, one of a pair, porcelain decorated with spiralling design in orange and a boy with a shishi lion, Chinese, ca. 1710-25 |
Physical description | Vase, one of a pair. Pear-shaped with spreading necks and bulbous swelling below the rims; decorated from head to foot, excepting the bulbs; with spiralling design in orange (roug-de fer); landscapes with a boy with a shishi lion on a lead (in the Kakiemon style and in the enamels of the Kakiemon palette), flowering plants and a floral scroll on the bulbs. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland |
Object history | One of a pair with C.343-1931. |
Production | Overdecorated in Holland in imitation of the Kakiemon style. |
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Accession number | C.343A-1931 |
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Record created | July 15, 2010 |
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