A2514 Vase, with stand, porcelain / wood, Qianlong period (Ch'ien-lung period), China, 1735-1799

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Porcelain vase with stand, Qianlong period, 1735 - 1799

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Object statement

Vase, with stand, porcelain / wood, Qianlong period (Ch'ien-lung period), China, 1735-1799

Production notes

This vase was made in the Qianlong period (Ch'ien-lung period), China, 1735 -1799.

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Vase, with stand, porcelain / wood, Qianlong period (Ch'ien-lung period), China, 1735-1799

A porcelain vase with an octagonal cross section, scalloped mouth and foot and a body which swells gradually at the centre. The exterior of the vase is glazed in tangerine and has a hand painted floral design in gold. The vase has two elephant head handles and a hand painted narrative painting on two sides on a white background. One image depicts a water buffalo or ox with a man confronting a women in a garden. The second image features a water buffalo walking through water with a man. The wooden stand has four legs and an octangonal shaped top to mirror the shape of the vase base.

Made: 1735 - 1799

Marks

The base of the vase is stamped in red with the Qianlong period (Ch'ien-lung period) mark.

Registration number

A2514

Production date

1735 - 1799

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Acquisition credit line

Purchased 1923

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