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Source Description
This vase is decorated all over with objects of the Hundred Treasures (baibao) or Hundred Antiques (baigu) motif. The Hundred Treasures motif does not always consist of exactly the same objects–artisans typically select a combination of objects from the entire range of possibilities, but all of them generally express good wishes and good fortune. Each object of the motif has been applied as molded decoration that projects from the ceramic surface.
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Document identity
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31319
label
Vase with Hundred Treasures Motif
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title
Vase with Hundred Treasures Motif
description
This vase is decorated all over with objects of the Hundred Treasures (baibao) or Hundred Antiques (baigu) motif. The Hundred Treasures motif does not always consist of exactly the same objects–artisans typically select a combination of objects from the entire range of possibilities, but all of them generally express good wishes and good fortune. Each object of the motif has been applied as molded decoration that projects from the ceramic surface.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore. by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
19th century (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
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CC0
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en
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vases
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import
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cm
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47.7
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37.5
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Overall: H: 18 3/4 × Diam: 14 3/4 in. (47.7 × 37.5 cm)
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Chinese
inscriptions
Spurios mark on vase in blue: Da Qing Qianlong nianzhi
med
porcelain with overglaze enamels and applied molded decoration
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6238
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