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Ceremonial Water Vessel
1736-1795 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
porcelain with tea-dust green glaze and overglaze turquoise and gold
(China )
(China )
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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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry Walters, 1931
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.
49.795