Bottle
1621-1627 (made)
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Bottle of porcelain, in the form of a gourd. Decorated with applied reliefs and painted in two shades of green, yellow and manganese-purple enamels and gilt, with dragons among clouds, two zones of stylised floral scrolls, ruyi heads and plantain leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain decorated with applied reliefs and painted in polychrome enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Bottle, porcelain decorated with applied reliefs and painted in polychrome enamels and gilt, China, Ming dynasty, Tianqi period (1621-1627) |
| Physical description | Bottle of porcelain, in the form of a gourd. Decorated with applied reliefs and painted in two shades of green, yellow and manganese-purple enamels and gilt, with dragons among clouds, two zones of stylised floral scrolls, ruyi heads and plantain leaves. |
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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. |
| Production | Attribution date from inventory record |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hobson, R.L.Chinese Pottery and Porcelain New York: Funk and Wagnalls; London: Cassell, 1915, Vol. II, Plate 75, Fig. 4 |
| Other number | Loan no. 155 |
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| Accession number | C.1019-1910 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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