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Vase: JL.136-1986

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain vase, with tall neck and bulbous tapering body on splayed foot. Painted underglaze in blue with dragons amongst waves, chasing pearls. On the neck are prunus blossom and waves.
Mark: six characters mark of Yongzheng.

Legal notes

Lent by Roger Jenyns

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1986) by Jenyns, Roger

Dating

Yongzheng (1723-1735)
18th Century
1723 - 1735

Materials used in production

blue Underglaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: six characters mark of Yongzheng
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: JL.136-1986
Primary reference Number: 138667
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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