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Plate: C.703-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Plate. Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. The shallow plate has rounded sides springing from a low, slightly tapered foot and rising to a narrow, flattened, foliate rim. The interior well is decorated with a stylised phoenix (Fenghuang) and foliage within a lined border. The rim is painted with precious objects within single-line borders. The exterior is painted with a band of scrolling foliage within double and single-line borders and an abstract band within a single-line border.

Notes

History note: Formerly Sydney Vacher Collection; Henry Scipio 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: 19.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Ming
16th Century
Circa 1500 - 1600

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain, thrown, decorated in underglaze-blue
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular, white, with black border

  • Text: Lent by VACHER No.41.
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.703-1991
Primary reference Number: 21193
Old object number: JAPCER/178
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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