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Coiled-Dragon Vase
(China )
This is an example of panlong ping, or coiled dragon vase. No more than seven examples of panlong ping are known, making it one of the rarest types of peach bloom ware produced by the Imperial kilns at Jingdeshen. The dragon for which the vase is named is fully modeled, coiling atop the slightly inclined shoulders at the base of a long cylindrical neck. It opens its mouth and digs its claws into the vase beneath it. A bright green uniform glaze covering the serpentine dragon contrasts vividly with the copper-red peach bloom glaze covering the vase. Apple red dapples the deep red-pink glaze and flashes of apple green are dispersed sparingly on the body and beneath the clear white rim. Overall, the vase presents an elegant verticality and playful nature with the inclusion of a lively and colorful dragon.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mrs. Mary Morgan, New York; Mrs. Mary J. Morgan Sale, American Art Association, March 8, 1886, lot 347; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1886; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/22/2023 | Treatment | chemical analysis; cleaned; filled; inpainted; loss compensation; surface cleaned; x-ray florescence |
| 3/22/2023 | Treatment | Old restorations were removed and news fills and inpainting were added. Portions of the rim, tail, flaps around the neck, whiskers, head crest, and tongue have been been recreated. Preliminary analysis of the glazes was performed using x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. |
| 1/30/2018 | Examination | Examined for treatment |
| 1/30/2018 | Examination | The vase has late 19th or early 20th century repairs that are discolored and deteriorated. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 3/4 × Diam: 3 1/8 in. (22.3 × 8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1886
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.1125