Vase
18th century (made)
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Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and long straight neck. Painted under a clear glaze with four dragons in blue outline and a pearl among clouds in red, on a cloudy blue ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper-red |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper-red, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, with bulbous body and long straight neck. Painted under a clear glaze with four dragons in blue outline and a pearl among clouds in red, on a cloudy blue ground. |
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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. In China the dragon is a much revered and feared beast, one of the twelve animals of the zodiac. Dragons are often linked with the emperors of China, and are shown on many things made for the court, like this 18th century vase. But many dragon legends connected with fertility and rain were known by ordinary people. An object with a dragon on it may refer to one of these stories instead. |
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| Other number | Loan no. 2348 |
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| Accession number | C.978-1910 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2009 |
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