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Pottery: Unknown
Twelve-sided jar and cover. Porcelain, thrown, shaped, incised, and glazed in iron-brown. The multi-faceted body has a sharply angled shoulder and a slightly splayed neck which holds a flat dish-shaped cover, and is angled in above the short straight foot; the footring is straight. The only decoration is a freely incised undulating line on the shoulder. A dark brown iron-oxide glaze (sokkanju), is unevenly applied, in places revealing the white clay body. The base has firing cracks.
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
-
1900
This type of jar was probably used as a container for honey or spices.
Jar And Cover
composed of
porcelain
Height 14.8 cm
Foot
Width 7.5 cm
Rim
Width 9.0 cm
Decoration
Accession number: C.123 & A-1984
Primary reference Number: 16518
Box number: 134
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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