Ornament

Description

Ornament of glass, curved and rectangular, carved with a lotus blossom between two mythical Baoxianghua (Buddha's Rose) blossoms in golden-brown glass over colourless semi-transparent glass layer, and with reign mark on reverse: China, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong mark and period, 1735 - 1796 AD

Museum reference

A.1921.1883

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Ornament

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

1735 - 1795

Style / Culture

Qianlong reign, Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Glass

Exhibitions

• Inspired by Nature (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Inspired by Nature (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Phelps Warren, Later Chinese Glass, 1650-1900, Journal of Glass Studies XIX (1977), pp. 84-126, fig, 47

On display

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world cultures, inspired by nature