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Pottery: Unknown
Bottle with cloud design. Porcelain, thrown, incised, covered in cobalt-blue and glazed. The long neck is slightly flared at the mouth, the body almost globular, and the foot is wide. The whole surface has been incised with cloud motifs, unevenly covered with cobalt-blue and then glazed. On the footring are traces of a sandy support.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Dr W.M. Tapp
Height: 27.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1926-07-11) by Tapp, W. M., Dr
19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1850
-
1900
Sherds similarly decorated in overall underglaze-blue were found at the site of the Punwon-ri kilns, dating from the second half of the nineteenth century, see Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol.19, 1980, pl.239.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Rim
Diameter 5.7 cm
Foot
Diameter 9.5 cm
Throwing
: Porcelain, thrown, incised, covered in cobalt-blue and glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.12-1926
Primary reference Number: 16521
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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