Vase With Carved Animals
Object NameVase
Mediumsoapstone
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width x Depth): 165 × 260 × 47mm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS024833
About MeThis soapstone double vase is decorated with carved animals including monkeys, birds, bats and a lizard.
The Chinese word for bat is fu which is a homophone - a word with the same sound - for happiness.
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, 18th - 19th century
Qing Dynasty, possibly 19th century
Qing Dynasty, possibly 19th century
Qing Dynasty, possibly 19th century
Possibly 19th century
James Cromar Watt
Ming Dynasty, 1522 - 1619
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, Daoguang Period (early 19th Century)
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, QianlongJaiqing Period, 1796 - 1820
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, 1736 - 1795
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty 18th - 19th century
James Cromar Watt
James Cromar Watt
Qing Dynasty, possibly 19th century
