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This vase has a rounded body with a short neck. The body is white, coated with a clear glaze with both underglaze and overglaze decorations. There are two cockscomb flowers painted in a copper red underglaze on either side of the vessel. The stems and leaves of the flowers are painted in overglaze enamels. The lip is wrapped with a silver band.

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Document identity
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36406
label
Globular Vase with Roses
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object
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2
Source metadata
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36406
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Globular Vase with Roses
description
This vase has a rounded body with a short neck. The body is white, coated with a clear glaze with both underglaze and overglaze decorations. There are two cockscomb flowers painted in a copper red underglaze on either side of the vessel. The stems and leaves of the flowers are painted in overglaze enamels. The lip is wrapped with a silver band.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1710-1722
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
vases
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
inscriptions
[Reign Mark] In blue underglaze: da qing kang xi nian zhi
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
reign
Kangxi [K'ang-hsi] (1661-1722)
med
porcelain with underglaze red and enamels
creator_ids
6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
3172
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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280e6c1d5214456c
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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35a9e93636db0a57
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no
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no