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Tile. Hard-paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue. Square. Within a double circle is, a prunus tree, pine and bamboo (the Three Friends), a rock and two swallows; in each corner there is a lozenge, one of the Eight Precious Things.
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 1.9 cm
Height: 13.2 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century#
18th Century, Early#
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Circa
1662
-
1722
Chinese, K'ang Hsi
Decoration composed of glaze cobalt-blue
Accession number: C.3162-1928
Primary reference Number: 17474
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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