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Source Description
Reverence for the past permeated many aspects of life in China through the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). This ceramic vase expresses this reverence through conscious and meaningful adoption and adaptation of the ancient form of the cong. At the corners appear eight trigrams, symbols of the eight elements.
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Document identity
localId
8763
label
Vase in the Form of a Cong
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
8763
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Vase in the Form of a Cong
description
Reverence for the past permeated many aspects of life in China through the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). This ceramic vase expresses this reverence through conscious and meaningful adoption and adaptation of the ancient form of the cong. At the corners appear eight trigrams, symbols of the eight elements.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1736-1795 (Qing dynasty; reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736–95))
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14
height
8.9
depth
8.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/2 × W: 3 1/2 × D: 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)
Source extras
style
transmutation glaze
inscriptions
Reign mark of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795)
dynasty
Qing (1644-1911)
reign
Qianlong (1736-1795)
med
stoneware ceramic, transmutation (yaobian) glaze
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
2514
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1
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0
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photo
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