Vase
1662-1722 (made)
| Place of origin |
Vase, made of porcelain, inverted pear-shaped body, expanding base, short cylindrical neck. The sides are moulded in slight relief with imbricated panels which are painted alternately with equestrian and other figures and with rocky landscapes. The shoulder and neck are decorated withs sprays of flowers. The bottom has been replaced by the centre of a dish bearing the mark of the Qianlong period.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, wheel-thrown, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted with underglaze blue decoration, China, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period with Yongzheng base added later |
| Physical description | Vase, made of porcelain, inverted pear-shaped body, expanding base, short cylindrical neck. The sides are moulded in slight relief with imbricated panels which are painted alternately with equestrian and other figures and with rocky landscapes. The shoulder and neck are decorated withs sprays of flowers. The bottom has been replaced by the centre of a dish bearing the mark of the Qianlong period. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 大清雍正年製 (Part of a dish that has been added to the bottom of the vase belonging to the Kangxi period.)
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Julia C. Gulland |
| Object history | Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 621-1907 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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