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Vase. Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze-blue with iron-red and green enamels. Gourd shaped vase with twelve lobed, vertical panels, each decorated alternately in underglaze-blue, and iron-red and green, with waterbirds, fish and flowers. The mouth rim is unglazed on the exterior and beneath it is a band of scrolling lotus. The foot is slightly flared, with a flat, recessed base; above the footrim is a deep band dotted with small flower heads.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Diameter: 16.6 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Ming
Jiaqing (1796-1820)
Circa
1522
-
1566
Decoration composed of enamels ( iron-red and green) glaze
Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze-blue with iron-red and green enamels
Inscription present: round, white, serrated label
Accession number: C.647-1991
Primary reference Number: 21106
Old object number: CHICER/225
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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