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Factory: Unknown
Vase. Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. Double gourd vase of gently flattened form, with a narrow, flaring neck. The upper and lower bulbs are joined by two flat loop handles and rest on a rectangular, slightly flaring foot with flat, recessed, glazed base. Painted on each side with a pair of three-claw, foliate-tailed dragons descending either side of a central Shou character medallion, their curly tails extending upwards onto the bulbous upper section decorated with stylised bats. A band of key-fret is round the footrim, and a scroll work and pendant border is around the neck.
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: 11.4 cm
Height: 17.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Qing Dynasty
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
18th Century
Circa
1736
CE
-
1795
CE
Decoration composed of enamel ( blue) glaze
Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Inscription present: six-character Qianlong seal script mark
Inscription present: oval, white, with gilt border
Inscription present: flaked remains of square brown, 'E1' visible
Accession number: C.725-1991
Primary reference Number: 21670
Old object number: CHICER/263
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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