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Shou vase
Description:
This circular blue design is the Chinese character shou which stands for long life. Artists showed the symbol in many different ways on Chinese objects. Shou characters also feature on three cups in the collection: N4734, N4735 and N4736.
Glass, carved overlay
Height: 15.0 cm, diameter: 6.6 cm, neck diameter: 3.1 cm
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty
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Object ID:N4712
Yingxiong snuff bottle
Description:
The eagle and bear (with a long nose) make a visual pun meaning ‘heroic’ (yingxiong). Above them flies a bat, a symbol of happiness. The fisherman represents one of the ‘Four basic occupations’, the others being that of the woodcutter, the peasant and the scholar.
Glass, carved overlay
Height: 6.0 cm, width: 5.2 cm, depth: 2.5 cm, neck diameter: 1.3 cm
Chinese Description:
鼻烟壶 中国，清代，约1800-1910 这鼻烟壶採用了不少文化符号，设计别致。如麻鹰、熊羆并用的装饰，取其谐音，意谓「英雄」。而其上的蝙蝠，则代表福乐。至于樵夫，是传统社会四种主要行业﹕渔、樵、耕、读的代表。 玻璃，套料雕刻Creator: Unknown
Date: 1800-1910, Qing dynasty
Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Object ID:E2068
Symbolic vase
Description:
All the motifs on this vase have symbolic meanings:
Bats stand for happiness because in Chinese the words for bat (fu) and happiness (fu) sound the same. Magic fungus is a symbol of long life because people thought those who ate it would live longer. The flowers and fruits on this vase also have�symbolic meanings. Peony stands for beautiful women and good fortune and camellia stands for regeneration. The chrysanthemum flower is a symbol of autumn because that is when it flowers. It also symbolises long life and a happy retirement. Peaches stand for long life as eating them was meant to give you immortality and Buddha’s hand citron stands for happiness.
Finally, the butterfly on this vase symbolises a doubling of all the other� good wishes
Glass, carved overlay
Height: 21.7 cm, diameter: 11.8 cm, neck diameter: 3.9 cm
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty
Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Object ID:N4748
Trinket box in the shape of a peach
Description:
This box might have been used to hold small personal items such as jewellery. The peach shape and peach tree leaf sprays symbolise long life. The carved bat is a symbol of happiness (because the words for bat and happiness sound the same in Chinese). The colour of the glass looks like dark green jade.
Glass, carved in relief
Base height: 2.1 cm, width: 5.9 cm, base length: 7.3 cm, lid height: 2.3 cm, lid width: 5.5 cm, lid length: 7.3 cm, combined depth: 4.0 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
Chinese Description:
桃形收藏盒 中国，清乾隆朝(1736-1795) 这盒子颜色仿如玉石般艳绿，型制又精致，或用于收藏细小佩饰等私人珍玩。蟠桃形状与桃叶浮雕寓意长寿，而蝙蝠雕刻，又取「蝠」的谐音，象征褔乐。 刻有「乾隆年制」四字 玻璃，浮雕Creator: Unknown
Date: Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)
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Object ID:N4588
Brush washer with plum blossom
Description:
This was filled with water and used for washing the ink off a brush when doing calligraphy or painting. The design of plum blossom is symbolic of spring and renewal.
Glass, diamond-point engraved
Height: 3.6 cm, diameter: 12.3 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong (1736-95)
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Box in aventurine glass
Description:
Glass with gold speckles like this was made to imitate aventurine, a quartz with reflective particles. In Chinese it was called ‘golden star’ glass. According to records of the Imperial workshop this type of glass was first made in 1741 and continued to be made in substantial quantities until 1758.
Glass, carved in relief
Height: 5.2 cm, diameter: 6.0 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong reign period (1736-1795) in a double square
Chinese Description:
金星玻璃盒 中国，清乾隆朝，约 1741-1758 一如其名，金星玻璃模仿金砂石的质感，在其黄褐色的玻璃体内闪烁著点点金光。据清宫造办处记载，金星玻璃创制于乾隆六年(1741)，其后造出大量形制多姿多采的器皿，直至乾隆二十三年(1758)止。 玻璃，浮雕 刻有「乾隆年制」四字，外围双方框Creator: Unknown
Date: About 1741 to about 1758, Qing dynasty
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Object ID:N4563
