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Object NamePair of Enamel Painted Bird and Flower Vases

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass, Enamel

Date1736-1795

TechniqueBlown, enamel painted

Size(AB) Vase H: 16.2 cm, Diam (max): 8.3 cm

Accession Number53.6.1

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

玻璃胎画珐琅花卉禽鸟题词印章对瓶

Place Made

China, Beijing

Physical DescriptionPair of Enamel Painted Bird and Flower Vases. Slightly translucent milk-white glass; blown and enamel painted. Flattened pear-shaped body; circular rim with rounded lips; varying landscapes in vary-colored enamels including rocks, flowering chrysanthemums, camellias and other plants and grasses, two pheasants (male and female ?), two black and white warblers on body; inscription in black at upper right, preceded by a red seal, and followed by two red seals; narrow band of magenta of delicate vine scrolls around foot-collar; oval base with hollowed center; four-character marks of “乾隆年制 Qianlong Nianzhi” reign mark, in blue enamel.
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