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Jar. Buff stoneware, thrown, covered in white slip, painted and incised underglaze in iron-brown. High shouldered, wide-mouthed jar with rounded foot and flat, recessed, unglazed base. The shoulders are decorated with alternate flower swirls and lotus flowers within a lined border. The body is painted with lotus flowers and foliage alternately with sgraffito details, again within a lined border. The slip finishes in an uneven line above the footrim. Grooves encircle the body under the slip and glaze.
History note: Purchased from Franck, April 1921, for £10.0s.0d by Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); lent to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1923 and returned 1986; the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Diameter: 17.3 cm
Height: 17 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Yuan
14th Century
Circa
1300
-
1368
Decoration composed of slip ( white)
Throwing : Stoneware, thrown, white slip, painted and incised underglaze in iron-brown
Inscription present: oval white label, with black border
Accession number: C.615-1991
Primary reference Number: 21054
Old object number: CHICER/847
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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