Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Egg-shaped body, slightly spreading neck. Moulded in relief with Shou Lao (God of longevity) riding through the sky on a crane and the Eight Immortals, then covered in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black. On the neck lotus scrolls and key pattern in red, black and gold. Base unglazed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with relief decoration, painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with relief decoration painted in overglaze enamels and gilded, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Egg-shaped body, slightly spreading neck. Moulded in relief with Shou Lao (God of longevity) riding through the sky on a crane and the Eight Immortals, then covered in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black. On the neck lotus scrolls and key pattern in red, black and gold. Base unglazed. |
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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 | Register |
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| Other number | Loan No. 117 |
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| Accession number | C.1257-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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