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Vase

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain. Four-sided with bulbous body, swelling foot and two handles moulded in the form of branches. Yellow ground, painted in three shades of green and manganese-purple with flowering plants growing among rocks. Round the foot trellis diaper with a panel of flowers in reserve. Base unglazed.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille jaune palette, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Vase of porcelain. Four-sided with bulbous body, swelling foot and two handles moulded in the form of branches. Yellow ground, painted in three shades of green and manganese-purple with flowering plants growing among rocks. Round the foot trellis diaper with a panel of flowers in reserve. Base unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 54cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
Styles
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
Register
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Gorer, E. and J. F. Blacker. Chinese porcelain and hard stones. London: B. Quaritch, 1911, Vol. I, Pl. 53.
Other number
Loan No. 74
Collection
Accession number
C.1283-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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