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Jar: C.609-1991

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Globular jar. Buff earthenware, press-moulded and incised with applied relief. White, slipped and partially glazed in tones of iron brown and copper green. White rim and unglazed base. Eight anthemias leaf motifs in applied relief decorate the shoulders of the jar, and three incised lines circle the shoulders. Iron brown glaze runs downwards over the white slip and green glaze. The glaze stops in a fairly regular line halfway down the jar at nearly the widest place.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Foster, 10th May 1921, by Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d.1950) for £2.10s.0d; the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.2 cm
Width: 14.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Circa 618 - 907

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Earthenware, press-moulded and incised with applied relief

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: white round label with serrated edge

  • Text: 244
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.609-1991
Primary reference Number: 20980
Old object number: CHICER/236

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

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

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