Vase
1780-1900 (made)
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Porcelain vase, ovoid with spreading base and short wide neck, with two grips in the form of lion-masks on the shoulders and bands with taotie masks on the body and palm leaves on the lower part; the decoration is moulded and unglazed, applied on the crackled glaze and painted in brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with crackled glaze and moulded applied decoration |
| Brief description | Porcelain vase with crackled glaze and raised unglazed decoration, Jingdezhen, China, ca. 1780-1900 |
| Physical description | Porcelain vase, ovoid with spreading base and short wide neck, with two grips in the form of lion-masks on the shoulders and bands with taotie masks on the body and palm leaves on the lower part; the decoration is moulded and unglazed, applied on the crackled glaze and painted in brown. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by W.H. Cope, Esq |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. W. H. Cope, accessioned in 1903. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 609-1903 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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