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Object Name
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vase
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Basket Maker
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Chinese Government Collection
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Date Collected
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1884
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Temporal Coverage
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Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (清)
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Description
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A large tall slender jar with a long neck which tapers in the middle and leads to a large flared rim. The base is only slightly tapered from the body. Decorative additions of 4 dragons and 4 lions circle the shoulder and neck. It is covered completely in paint/glaze of multiple colors intricately depicting 10 different scenes (6 social, 4 nature) with flowering decoration covering the remainder.
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Classification
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cermaic
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Materials
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Porcelain
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Provenance
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Kingtechen, Kiangsi (Jiangxi) Province, China
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Measurements
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80 cm tall
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38 cm diameter
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Museum Object Numbers
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UMMAA 11138
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C95
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Rights Holder
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University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
UMMAA 11138