Teapot and Lid
1690-1700 (made)
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This small teapot, may have been more of a toy than a functioning teapot. Wealthy European women, especially in the Netherlands, furnished doll's houses with miniature versions of their own furnishings. The body is glazed or made of huashi porcelain (known as Chinese 'soft-paste'). This extremely refined material was preferred for small wares requiring very finely painted decoration.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Teapot and lid, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Porcelain teapot and lid, squat pear-shaped with curved spout and loop handle; slightly domed lid surmounted with a round knob. Painted in underglaze blue with two ladies, repeated, two hares, two flowers and two auspicious emblems. On the lid with three emblems. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Chenghua nian zhi' in underglaze blue on base
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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 | This small teapot, may have been more of a toy than a functioning teapot. Wealthy European women, especially in the Netherlands, furnished doll's houses with miniature versions of their own furnishings. The body is glazed or made of huashi porcelain (known as Chinese 'soft-paste'). This extremely refined material was preferred for small wares requiring very finely painted decoration. |
| Other number | Loan no. 2678 |
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| Accession number | C.585&A-1910 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2008 |
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