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Source Description
This spittoon is decorated with a design that wraps around the entire vessel. There are two dragons, one on each register of the vessel, each in pursuit of a pearl. The background of the two dragons in pursuit of a pearl is painted with clouds. The foot of the vessel has no decoration.
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Document identity
localId
10767
label
Spitoon with Dragon and Cloud Design
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
10767
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Spitoon with Dragon and Cloud Design
description
This spittoon is decorated with a design that wraps around the entire vessel. There are two dragons, one on each register of the vessel, each in pursuit of a pearl. The background of the two dragons in pursuit of a pearl is painted with clouds. The foot of the vessel has no decoration.
provenance
William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1820-1850
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
vases
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
mark: made for the studio of quiet stillness
dynasty
Qing Dynasty
reign
Daoguang (1820-1850)
med
porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze coral red (oxidized to gray) enamels
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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