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Triple gourd vase with ormolu mounts, part of a garniture of vases. Hard-paste porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue and famille verte enamels, with cylindrical neck and trumpet-shape mouth; the largest bulb tapers into a slightly flared foot with flat, recessed base. No gilding. The vase has an ornate ormolu serpent's head handle with acanthus leaves, and lip and four foot stand. The largest bulb has two quatrefoil reserves, one containing lotus and a fish; the other with flowering peony and a butterfly. The middle bulb is decorated with two fan-shaped reserves of flowering prunus and chrysanthemums, and the top bulb has two quatrefoil reserves with a lozenge and pearl motif.
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.
Height: 32.2 cm
Width: 15.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1662
-
1722
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( famille verte)
Mounts
composed of
ormolu
Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and famille verte enamels
Inscription present: round, serrated, white, inscribed 254 over worn rectangular label with red border
Accession number: C.680.3-1991
Primary reference Number: 21434
Old object number: CHICER/205(5)
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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