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Vase. Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze-blue. The dish mouth is slightly flared, and the cylindrical neck has applied S-scroll handles. The rounded body is waisted on the lower part with a rib above the spreading foot, with flat, recessed glazed base. The exterior of the dish mouth is painted with a key-pattern border, the neck with a flower spray between the scroll handles, the body with blossom and leaves, and the flared foot with artemesia leaves.
History note: Probably purchased from Sotheby's, 27 October 1933, Reginald Le May Collection, for £1.10s.0d, Lot 61; Henry Scipio 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: 8.3 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Ming
15th Century#
Circa
1400
-
1500
Decoration
Handles
Throwing
: Hard-paste porcelain, thrown with applied handles, decorated in underglaze-blue
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: circular, white, serrated
Inscription present: indistinguishable design in underglaze-blue
Accession number: C.693-1991
Primary reference Number: 21146
Old object number: CHICER/871
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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