China
Pair of jars and covers 1645-60
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue | H (overall) 41.0 cm, 41.0 cm, (jar only) 32.5 cm, 32.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 1192
King's First Presence Chamber, Hampton Court Palace
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A pair of Chinese porcelain jars and covers painted in underglaze blue. Ovoid in shape, tapering from the shoulder to the broad mouth, the rim dressed with brown glaze; the overlapping, low, domed cover with a ball knob. Painted in violet blue is an all-over design of peony scrolls, among which sport four striding lions with bushy tails. A band of similar scrollwork with a different flower decorates the neck and also the cover.
Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume I.Provenance
Acquired by William III and Mary II. On each unglazed base are the remains of an applied seal of red wax stamped with the royal coat of arms of William and Mary, a heraldic shield surmounted by a crown and supported by the lion and the unicorn. The seals are an important part of the evidence to show that the surviving porcelain collection at Hampton Court Palace could have belonged to Mary II.
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Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
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H (overall) 41.0 cm, 41.0 cm, (jar only) 32.5 cm, 32.5 cm (whole object)
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