Vase
about 1975 (made)
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Decoration: Orchids and inscription 'Let a hundred flowers bloom at once' and 'Away with the decayed and let the new appear'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in overglaze black enamel and gilding |
| Brief description | Vase, one of a pair, porcelain, painted in overglaze black enamel and gilding, China (Zibo, Shandong province), about 1975 |
| Physical description | Decoration: Orchids and inscription 'Let a hundred flowers bloom at once' and 'Away with the decayed and let the new appear'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir John Addis KCMG |
| Object history | One of a pair of vases, with FE.56A-1977. Acquired at the factory by the donor in 1975. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Unpublished account by Sir John Addis of visit to Zibo in 1975 in FED literary archive Box XVI: China: Ceramics - General. |
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| Accession number | FE.56-1977 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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