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Seated Official: C.595-1991

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Seated Official

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Description

Figure of a seated official. Stoneware, moulded, cream glazed, painted in brown and tan, and painted in underglazed iron. Hollow. The official leans backwards and sits with his legs apart. His left hand rests on his knee and his right hand holds the belt across his stomach. His dark-brown shoes peep out from under his cream gown, the edge of which is decorated with brown borders. A brown and tan motif is on his stomach and shoulders. He wears a brown official hat and tassels, beard and moustache. The back lower half of the figure and the foot are unglazed.

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: 12.8 cm
Height: 22.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Ming
15th Century-16th Century
Circa 1400 - 1600

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Stoneware, moulded, cream glazed, painted in brown and tan, painted in underglazed iron
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: faded

  • Text: 150
  • Location: Round rear of base
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 103
  • Location: To inner front
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.595-1991
Primary reference Number: 21067
Old object number: CHIWA/850

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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