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Hard paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue and overglaze in red, pale red, green, and yellow enamels, and gold. Circular with rounded sides and lightly scalloped rim, resting on a low tapering footring. The lip edged with pale brown glaze. The interior is decorated in the centre with a ho-ho bird (phoenix) rising upwards encircled by its colourful tail feathers within a double line circle. The cavetto is decorated with scrolling aoi foliage beneath a trellis - pattern border. The reverse is covered with continuous scroll with three flower heads with tendrils and red cloud scrolls. Five spur marks.
History note: Ormonde, from whom purchased by the donor
Given by Miss Irene Finch
Diameter: 33.0 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1998-10-12) by Finch, Irene, Miss
18th Century, Late
Circa
1770
-
1800
Aoi is not a real leaf because of the internal spirals, but a 'designer leaf' found in China, and also used as a family logo. Very rare on Japanese scrolling.
Decoration composed of enamels ( red, pale red, green and yellow) gold
Accession number: C.48-1998
Primary reference Number: 28788
Irene Finch collection: 96/54
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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