Vase
1875-1908 (made)
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Vase of hexagonal plan. The inner walls are solid, the outer walls decorated in openwork and covered with green glaze between red-glazed supports at the six corners. Each panel of the neck is sunken and has a vase in relief. Round the shoulder, six panels containing, on the green open-work ground, a small circular medallion with flowers in colours on white. The six panels of the body contain, on the green open-work ground, six vases painted in red on white with figures in mixed style of Watteau figures and the illustrated books of Daoist Immortals. Round the base are six horizontal corners have gilt scrollwork on the red ground.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain with decoration in relief in open-work, in coloured glazes, painting in enamel colours and gilding |
Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908) |
Physical description | Vase of hexagonal plan. The inner walls are solid, the outer walls decorated in openwork and covered with green glaze between red-glazed supports at the six corners. Each panel of the neck is sunken and has a vase in relief. Round the shoulder, six panels containing, on the green open-work ground, a small circular medallion with flowers in colours on white. The six panels of the body contain, on the green open-work ground, six vases painted in red on white with figures in mixed style of Watteau figures and the illustrated books of Daoist Immortals. Round the base are six horizontal corners have gilt scrollwork on the red ground. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland |
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Accession number | CIRC.28-1932 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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