Chinese porcelain medicine grater, boxed

An image of Medicine grater/plaque. Rectangular with raised side edges and a projection at the top, pierced by a hole for suspension. The front has seven double rows of teeth. In a wooden box with a fitted red velvet interior. Pale pink label inscribed in black ink 'Saw toothed medicine plaque excavated from Tsu-lu-Hsien. Porcelain used instead of metal to prevent poison soaking into medicine'. Oval label printed in black with a tower and 'Malcolm Collection', inscribed in blue black ink 'D./71'. Porcelain (?), with an unglazed back and off white glaze on the front, height 13 cm, width 8.7 cm. Song Dynasty (960-1279). Chinese. Acquisition Credit: Lent to the museum by Helen H. L. Whittow (nee Malcolm).

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Medicine grater/plaque. Rectangular with raised side edges and a projection at the top, pierced by a hole for suspension. The front has seven double rows of teeth. In a wooden box with a fitted red velvet interior. Pale pink label inscribed in black ink 'Saw toothed medicine plaque excavated from Tsu-lu-Hsien. Porcelain used instead of metal to prevent poison soaking into medicine'. Oval label printed in black with a tower and 'Malcolm Collection', inscribed in blue black ink 'D./71'. Porcelain (?), with an unglazed back and off white glaze on the front, height 13 cm, width 8.7 cm. Song Dynasty (960-1279). Chinese. Acquisition Credit: Lent to the museum by Helen H. L. Whittow (nee Malcolm).

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Accession Number: ML.23-1992
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Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
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Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2016:05:13 13:52:22

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