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Bottle: C.399-1991

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Current Location: Gallery 29 - Korean Gallery

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Pottery: Unknown

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Bottle with lotus design. Stoneware, thrown, covered with white slip, carved and punch'ong-glazed. The pear-shaped bottle has a flaring (restored) neck and a slightly splayed foot. The heavy body was pared except for a small area above the foot, which is set off by a distinct ridge. The bottle is covered with a thick layer of white slip through which the outlines of a petal border and a broad band of lotus flowers have been carved, which now appear in slight relief in white against the grey of the exposed body, and all is covered with a pale green glaze. The foot and base are largely glazed, the base has incised markings.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transfered from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 32.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

15th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa 1400 - 1500

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( white)
Glaze composed of punch'ong-glaze
Rim Diameter 6.8 cm
Foot Diameter 8.2 cm

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Stoneware, thrown, covered with white slip, carved and punch'ong-glazed
Glazing (coating)
Slip-coating

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.399-1991
Primary reference Number: 16389
Packing number: CHICER 246

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 29 April 2025

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

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