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Pottery: Unknown
Water dropper in the form of a haet'ae. Porcelain, moulded, incised, painted in cobalt-blue and glazed. This water dropper has the shape of a seated haet'ae, a mythical animal believed to be able to extinguish fires. A hole on the back of the animal serves for filling and another in its mouth for pouring water onto an inkstone. The pupils of the eyes and the mane are emphasised in underglaze-blue. A pale bluish glaze evenly covers the piece. The base is flat and the piece was fired on a fine sandy support.
History note: From the collection of Matsubara Junichi
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
18th Century-19th Century#
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1750
-
1850
This piece was probably made at the end of the eighteenth or the beginning of the nineteenth century at Punwon-ri.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Water Dropper
composed of
porcelain
Height 7.6 cm
Length 12.5 cm
Accession number: C.439-1984
Primary reference Number: 16498
Box number: 85
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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