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Candlestick: C.7-1996

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Description

Candlestick or cupstand. Hard-paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue. The tapering cylindrical stem has a recessed base and projects between .8 cm and 1.0 cm above the broad, slightly concave quadrilobed drip pan (?). The drip pan (?) is decorated with prunus, pine and bamboo and has a narrow line running round the outer and inner edges. The underside is decorated with four groups of three joined oval motifs and has a narrow line round the outer and inner edges. The stem is decorated with flowering branches and has a line running round the top and bottom.

Notes

History note: Acquired in Korea before 1913; collection of the late Stanley T. Smith

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.1 cm
Width: 8.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1996-03-04) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
1800 - 1900

Components of the work

Decoration composed of cobalt-blue

Materials used in production

Porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.7-1996
Primary reference Number: 17351

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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