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Bowl. Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The bowl has steep, flared sides, that taper and rest on a high straight foot with a flat, recessed, glazed base. It is decorated with a scene of a walled city, a sampan, and an inscription in underglaze blue under a crackle glaze.
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: 17.4 cm
Height: 8.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Ming
15th Century#
Circa
1400
CE
-
1500
CE
Chinese or Vietnamese
Decoration
Throwing
: Porcelain, thrown, decorated in underglaze-blue
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.704-1991
Primary reference Number: 21194
Old object number: CHICER/870
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/21194 Accessed: 2024-11-22 01:23:24
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