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Pair of spitoons

Pair of spitoons
Qing dynasty, Xuantong period 1909-1911

Medium
porcelain, gilt, enamel

Measurements
(a) 8.9 × 9.7 cm diameter
(b) 8.9 × 9.8 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Asian Art - Chinese Gallery
Level 1, NGV International

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China

Inscription
(a) incised and painted in red enamel on base (in Chinese characters) c.: (mark of the Empress Dowager studio)
impressed in red enamel in upper rim (in Chinese characters): (Empress Dowager studio's seal marks) (studio of grand culture) (Spring within Heaven and earth as one family)
(b) incised and painted in red enamel on base (in Chinese characters) c.: (mark of the Empress Dowager studio)
impressed in red enamel in upper rim (in Chinese characters): (Empress Dowager studio's seal marks) (studio of grand culture) (Spring within Heaven and earth as one family)

Accession Number
1218.a-b-D3

Department
Asian Art

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