Porcelain spoon depicting Shou Lao, the god of longevity

Details

• Title

  Porcelain spoon depicting Shou Lao, the god of longevity

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  1800 - 1820

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue and red

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  tool/implement › spoon

• Dimensions

  3.2 x 15.8 x 4.7 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1292

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