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Pottery: Unknown
Water dropper with leaping carp design. Porcelain, slab-built, painted in cobalt-blue and glazed. This cubical water dropper has a hole in the centre of the top for filling and a small (repaired) spout on one side. The top is outlined in underglaze-blue and painted with a leaping carp among waves in a large medallion with double outline. The glaze is of pale bluish-white colour; it has been wiped from the base which during firing was placed on a sandy support.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1800
-
1850
The subject of the decoration was intended to encourage diligent study, as the carp, which can turn into a dragon, symbolises the student, who after passing the examinations can become an official. The subject is also common in nineteenth-century folk painting.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Water Dropper
composed of
porcelain
Height 6.0 cm
Width 8.5 cm
Width 8.8 cm
Accession number: C.447-1984
Primary reference Number: 16505
Box number: 93
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Water dropper" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/16505 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:56:15
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