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It consists of two parts, an outer vase and an inner cylinder which revolves inside it. The cylinder is painted and fixed to the vase at the neck and foot, while the outer vase has a pierced design which allows one to glimpse the patterns on the cylinder inside. Neck, body, base and inner cylinder were fired and decorated separately, and then skilfully mounted together. \n\r\nThe lavish decoration on the surface, painted in coloured and gold enamels on a blue background, reflects a style which was appreciated by the Chinese court during the 18<sup>th</sup> century. Revolving objects were produced for special occasions due to the difficulty of manufacture and became popular after the first revolving celadon bowl was presented to the Qianlong emperor in 1743.","physicalDescription":"Double-walled vase with an outer part pierced with the design of the Eight Trigrams, through which the inner cylinder painted with emblems on a pink ground can be seen. The outer wall is painted with flowers and scrollwork in 'famille rose' enamels and with gold floral scrolls on a blue ground.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"porcelain","id":"AAT10662"},{"text":"enamel","id":"AAT14910"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painting (image-making)","id":"AAT54216"},{"text":"gilding","id":"AAT53789"},{"text":"piercing","id":"AAT231153"},{"text":"gilding","id":"AAT53789"},{"text":"piercing","id":"AAT231153"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Porcelain, pierced, painted with overglaze enamels and gilded","categories":[{"text":"ELISE","id":"THES48961"},{"text":"Porcelain","id":"THES48907"},{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"}],"styles":[{"text":"Qing","id":"AAT18478"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2006BE5996","2011EY2897","2011EY2905"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"137","id":"THES49876"},"free":"","case":"14","shelf":"5","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Vase","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"China","id":"x29398"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1736-1795","earliest":"1736-01-01","latest":"1795-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by George Salting","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"20","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Mark of the Qianlong reign","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"1736-95","earliest":"1736-01-01","latest":"1795-12-31"},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"Chinese","medium":"","method":"painted","position":"On the base","script":"Da Qing Qian long nian zhi","translation":"Made in the reign of Qianlong of the Great Qing","transliteration":"","type":"Date","note":"Da Qing Qian long nian zhi seal mark in underglaze blue on the base"}],"objectHistory":"Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.","historicalContext":"Double-walled vases like this were particularly admired at court.","briefDescription":"Double-walled vase, pierced with design of Eight Trigrams, painted with 'famille rose' flowers and gold floral scrolls on blue ground, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736-1795) ","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Lu","id":"AUTH321139"},"details":"p.392","free":""},{"reference":{"text":"Rawski, Evelyn S. & Rawson, J. (Eds) <i>China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795</i>, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005","id":"AUTH355967"},"details":"","free":""}],"production":"Mark of the Qianlong reign (1736-1795). This vase is similar in construction and decoration to one in the Palace Museum, Taipei, described in palace records as 'ci tai yang cai ba gua ru yi zhuan xuan ping', although a few details are different, including the size of the external vase, the size of the 'bagua' design and the handles. \nOpinion by Yu Pei-chin (Deputy Chief Curator of Antiquities Department, National Palace Museum, Taipei) - 4 April 2014 ","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Eight trigrams","id":"x35834"},{"text":"flowers","id":"x35571"},{"text":"scrolls (motifs)","id":"AAT10094"},{"text":"植物 (紋飾)","id":"CIT288655"},{"text":"纏枝花卉","id":"CIT282952"},{"text":"卷草","id":"CIT281618"},{"text":"鐵線蓮","id":"CIT283889"},{"text":"牡丹","id":"CIT279786"},{"text":"八卦","id":"CIT277915"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["C.1484-1910"],"accessionNumberNum":"1484","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1910,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-06-05","recordCreationDate":"2000-03-16","availableToBook":false}}