Vase
1662-1722 (made)
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Vase of porcelain. Beaker-shaped. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow and manganese-purple, blue enamel and black with panels in reserve on a ground of stylised flowers broken by cranes in medallions. On the upper half two landscapes with poems; on the lower half two similar panels, also two medallions of plum-blossom branches and two cauldrons. The background is broken round the middle of the vase by two bands of diaper, one with reserved panels typifying the Liberal Accomplishments. Borders of narrow rings in underglaze blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gilded, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain. Beaker-shaped. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow and manganese-purple, blue enamel and black with panels in reserve on a ground of stylised flowers broken by cranes in medallions. On the upper half two landscapes with poems; on the lower half two similar panels, also two medallions of plum-blossom branches and two cauldrons. The background is broken round the middle of the vase by two bands of diaper, one with reserved panels typifying the Liberal Accomplishments. Borders of narrow rings in underglaze blue. |
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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. 1077 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1249-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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