Stand
Category
Ceramics
Date
1860 - 1870
Materials
Glazed stoneware
Measurements
720 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Guangdong Province
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Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 433510.10
Summary
Plant stand, glazed stoneware, with a cuboid, upright, pierced base, a recessed collar and a square top, probably made at the Shiwan kilns, Guangdong Province, China, 1860s, decorated with a dark blue glaze.
Full description
The Shiwan kilns specialised in the production of practical and decorative stoneware objects (including tiles and architectural ornaments) covered with thick, glossy glazes. The shape of this stand echoes that of certain types of small, 17th- or 18th-century Chinese hardwood or lacquered tables known as 'tea table', 'incense stand' or 'flower stand'. (Berliner 1996 and Hu and Song 2009). Purchased at Salviati & Co., St. James’s, London, 1870.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with support from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1984.
References
Berliner 1996: Nancy Berliner, Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries, Boston (Mass.), 1996, cat. 24, pp. 138–9 Hu and Song 2009: Hu Desheng and Song Yongji, Chinese Classical Furniture: The Complete Illustrated Guide for Collectors, Pleasantville (NY), Montreal and Sydney, 2009, pp. 214–20