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Bowl: C.638-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Bowl.Thinly potted, buff stoneware bowl on ring foot with slightly everted rim and covered in cream slip and transparent glaze.
Slightly rounded sides taper from the everted rim with a deep recessed, flat footrim. The glaze stops in an uneven line above the footrim. The bowl has been stack-fired on five spurs with spurs adhering to the foot, and there are five spur marks inside. Inscription on base in Chinese ink is worn. Stained from burial.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); 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

Diameter: 11.7 cm
Height: 6.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Northern Song (960-1127)
Circa 960 - 1127

Materials used in production

Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Thrown, covered in cream slip and transparent glaze
Slip-coating
Glazing (coating)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.638-1991
Primary reference Number: 20997
Old object number: CHICER/867
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 March 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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