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Vase in the Form of a Cong
(China )
Reverence for the past permeated many aspects of life in China through the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). This ceramic vase expresses this reverence through conscious and meaningful adoption and adaptation of the ancient form of the cong. At the corners appear eight trigrams, symbols of the eight elements.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1980-1981 | Masterpieces of Chinese Porcelain. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China, Guangdong [Kwangtung] (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/2 × W: 3 1/2 × D: 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931
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.
49.1056