Vase
Category
Metalwork
Date
1736 - 1795
Materials
vitreous enamel & brass
Measurements
140 mm (H); 55 mm (D)
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107359
Summary
A cloisonné bottle-shaped vase dating from the Qianlong period (1736 - 1795). This time in Chinese history produced the finest cloisonné. The blue ground for cloisonné was discovered in the fifteenth century and was extremely popular during the Qianlong period. It is part of a set that includes the incense burner on the middle shelf of case 3 (107358) and the cylindrical to its left (107373).'A cloisonné enamel bottle vase - Qianlong' (Christie's entry)
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Marks and inscriptions
Has year of manufacture written on the base in Chinese characters