Jar: OC.5A & B-1938

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Jar

Categories

Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Pair of ovoid hard-paste porcelain jars, with blue and white decoration. Bare rim at the neck, possibly for a cover. The bodies are divided into four branches, with flowers in blue. The shoulders are decorated with scrolls reserved in white, on a blue ground. K'ang hsi

Notes

History note: Lent to the Vice-chancellor's residence, 7th July 1997

Legal notes

Leonard Daneham Cunliffe Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 16.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
1662 - 1722

Components of the work

A Height 20.5 cm
B Height 20.9 cm

Materials used in production

Ground colour
Hard-paste porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.5A & B-1938
Primary reference Number: 206795
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 September 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 September 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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

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