Vase
1620-1720 (made)
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Dehua ware vase, of creamy-white porcelain, dense and opaque, covered with a transparent glaze possessing a brown iron-stained crackle. It has flattened ovoid body with panels of quatrefoil shape, short incurved neck with slightly expanding circular mouth, and circular base. Decoration incised in the paste within two sunk panels, of prunus and lotus sprays symbolising winter and summer respectively.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed porcelain with incised decoration |
| Brief description | Dehua ware. Vase, glazed porcelain with incised decoration of lotus and prunus blossoms, China, Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Dehua ware vase, of creamy-white porcelain, dense and opaque, covered with a transparent glaze possessing a brown iron-stained crackle. It has flattened ovoid body with panels of quatrefoil shape, short incurved neck with slightly expanding circular mouth, and circular base. Decoration incised in the paste within two sunk panels, of prunus and lotus sprays symbolising winter and summer respectively. |
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| Credit line | Given by W. G. Gulland, Esq. |
| Object history | Given by Mr. W. G. Gulland, accessioned in 1905. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | 137-1905 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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