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Incense burner: C.707-1991

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Ding incense burner with dragon handles. Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. The incense burner has rounded sides, with broad everted rim, resting on three feet, with a flat, unglazed base. Two dragons, moulded in relief, decorate the sides, and their tails form two handles. The flat rim is decorated with a border of classic scrolls. The neck is decorated with two fire scrolls: a lozenge motif on one side; and a bird perched on prunus branch on the other. The sides are painted with three triangles of imitation drapery interspersed with pendant jewels. The interior is 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: 22.8 cm
Height: 12.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Ming
Wanli
16th Century-17th Century
Circa 1573 - 1619

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( blue)
Handles

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Porcelain, thrown, decorated in underglaze blue
Glazing (coating)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.707-1991
Primary reference Number: 21203
Old object number: CHICER/210

Audit data

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

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

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