Pair Red Celadon Vases on Carved Wooden Stand
OwnerOwned by
James Cromar Watt
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1862 - 1940)
DateQing Dynasty, early 19th century
Object NameVase
Mediumpottery
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsVase: 12.5 x 9.7cm
Stand: 13.8 x 35.5 x 8.5cm
Stand: 13.8 x 35.5 x 8.5cm
AcquisitionJames Cromar Watt Bequest, 1941.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS014495
About MeThe vases have been modelled to appear like tree trunks. The unusual glaze fades from a mushroom colour at the edge of the moulding to a deep red in other areas. The openwork carving features generic floral decoration on the reverse, but on the front a number of animal figures- birds and a reptile with a long tongue- kneel against a backdrop of water, trees and clouds.The vases are dispayed on an elaborately carved wooden stand with three flat platforms, the central platform elevated above the other two. It is interesting to note that there may have been a third vase in this set; indeed, the format of the wooden stand would seem to support this. They are dated to the early nineteenth century, during the Qing Dynasty, which stretched from 1644 to 1912, and was the last imperial dynasty in China before the Republic of China was formed.
James Cromar Watt was an artist, architect and jeweller, who was born and lived in Aberdeen in the nineteenth and twentieth century. In his later life he became an enthusiast for Chinese ceramics and artifacts, and these vases were part of his vast collection.
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