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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Blue and white openwork hard paste porcelain cover (the base and top are missing). Decorated with a famous scene of a Chinese literati gathering, with wine cups floating down stream.

Legal notes

Given by David Hyatt King, through The Art Fund

Place(s) associated

  • Arita ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2015) by King, David Hyatt

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century
1810 - 1840

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.268-2015
Primary reference Number: 207214
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Created: Wednesday 2 December 2015 Updated: Thursday 22 September 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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