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Object NameEnamel Painted Bird and Flower Vase

Maker Imperial Workshops (China)

Made FromGlass, Enamel

Date1736-1795

Techniqueblown, enamel painted

SizeOverall H: 16.2 cm, Diam: 8.3 cm

Accession Number53.6.1 B

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries

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 DescriptionEnamel Painted Bird and Flower Vase. 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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