Vase
1736-1795 (made)
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Raised slip decoration has a long history. One of its key developments occurred when French potters were inspired by Chinese porcelains to invent a technique for low-relief slip decoration around 1850. Known as ‘pâte-sur-pâte’ (literally ‘paste on paste’), it was a laborious and expensive process. A relief design was built up from thin layers of liquid clay. Details were then carved and incised, and smoothed with a brush, before glazing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with plum tree and insect painted in white over a pale blue glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) |
| Physical description | Porcelain vase, baluster form with broad neck, flared mouth and high spreading foot. Painted with a plum tree and an insect in white over a pale blue glaze. |
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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. |
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| Summary | Raised slip decoration has a long history. One of its key developments occurred when French potters were inspired by Chinese porcelains to invent a technique for low-relief slip decoration around 1850. Known as ‘pâte-sur-pâte’ (literally ‘paste on paste’), it was a laborious and expensive process. A relief design was built up from thin layers of liquid clay. Details were then carved and incised, and smoothed with a brush, before glazing. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, plate 200. |
| Other number | Loan no. 1063 |
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| Accession number | C.550-1910 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2008 |
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