Table Screen
1662-1722 (made)
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Table screen, in the form of an oblong panel fitted into a stand. The panel is ornamented in relief with two ducks and lotuses on one side, and rock, bamboo, and three cocks on the other; raised border of fishes, aquatic creatures, and weeds on one side, and a vine and squirrel pattern on the other. The stand is ornamented with panels of i) prunus and birds, ii) a citron bough birds, and a milled border. Porcelain with creamy white glaze faintly crackled.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with relief decoration under cream-white glaze |
| Brief description | Table screen, porcelain with relief decoration under cream-white glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Table screen, in the form of an oblong panel fitted into a stand. The panel is ornamented in relief with two ducks and lotuses on one side, and rock, bamboo, and three cocks on the other; raised border of fishes, aquatic creatures, and weeds on one side, and a vine and squirrel pattern on the other. The stand is ornamented with panels of i) prunus and birds, ii) a citron bough birds, and a milled border. Porcelain with creamy white glaze faintly crackled. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.946-1935 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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