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Waterpot. Hard-paste porcelain decorated with speckled turquoise glaze. The domed body of square section with indented corners has a vertical groove at each corner running from the base to the small mouth of similar section. The exterior and the flat, recessed base are both covered in coloured glaze. A chilong dragon is applied in high relief clambering up one side, its thin, grey body spotted with black and its pointed head leaning over the short mouth rim.
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: 6.3 cm
Height: 5.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Qing Dynasty
18th Century
Circa
1700
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1800
Decoration
turquoise
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain
Throwing
: Porcelain decorated with speckled turquoise glaze, and applied decoration
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.658-1991
Primary reference Number: 21382
Old object number: JAPCER/183
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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