Yixing stoneware vase
Vase
mid 18th century (made)
mid 18th century (made)
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Vase, of meiping form, stoneware covered with mottled dark blue glaze. Stamped with a maker's seal mark on the unglazed base.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Yixing stoneware vase (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Yixing ware. Vase, stoneware with streaked dark blue glaze, made by Ge Mingxiang, China, Qing dynasty, mid 18th century |
| Physical description | Vase, of meiping form, stoneware covered with mottled dark blue glaze. Stamped with a maker's seal mark on the unglazed base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ge Mingxiang zhi', potter's seal mark stamped on base
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| Object history | Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell (Beijing), accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Label, 1996 |
| Bibliographic reference | Bushell, Stephen, Chinese Art Volume II. Victoria and Albert Museum Art Handbook. London, H. M. Stationery Office, 1906.
Bushell called it Kuangyao, fig 6. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 810-1883 |
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| Record created | January 23, 2009 |
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