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Source Description
The motifs and shape are inspired by ceremonial water vessels of the 10th century BCE. The glazes are intended to suggest the patina of an inlaid bronze long buried in the earth.
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Document identity
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5303
label
Ceremonial Water Vessel
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object
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Source metadata
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5303
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object
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normalized
title
Ceremonial Water Vessel
description
The motifs and shape are inspired by ceremonial water vessels of the 10th century BCE. The glazes are intended to suggest the patina of an inlaid bronze long buried in the earth.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1736-1795 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Reign mark of the Qianlong emperor In gold
dynasty
Qing (1644-1911)
reign
Qianlong (1736-1795)
med
porcelain with tea-dust green glaze and overglaze turquoise and gold
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6238
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CHN
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none
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photo
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