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Vase: JL.137-1986

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Hexagonal hard-paste porcelain vase, with tall slender neck and squat body. Painted with kylins, horses, and elephants, scrolling flowers and foliage.
Mark: four characters mark on base.

Legal notes

Lent by Roger Jenyns

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1986) by Jenyns, Roger

Dating

Ming Dynasty
16th Century
1500 - 1599

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: four character mark
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: JL.137-1986
Primary reference Number: 208910
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 24 May 2016 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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

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