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Ink stone and cover. Hard-paste porcelain, biscuit, modelled in relief with incised decoration. The ink stone is of rectangular shape with rounded corners. The cover is delicately modelled in relief with a bird perched on a branch of flowering cherry and a butterfly. The sides of the cover and lower half are incised with a swastika motif. The lower half has a water reservoir and shield-shaped stone. A mark is on the reverse, which translates as Wang Bing Yong Yin.
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: 15.4 cm
Height: 5.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1662
-
1722
Ink Stone
Lid Decoration
Lid
Inscription present: impressed reign seal
Accession number: C.644 & A-1991
Primary reference Number: 21347
Old object number: CHICER/194
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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