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Hot water bowl: C.10-1978

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Double walled porcelain water bowl, decorated in underglaze blue. The inside is decorated with scholarly amusements, whiel the outside is decorated with a moral victory,

Legal notes

Given by Dr Sydney Smith

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 15.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1905-05-31) by Smith, Sydney, Dr

Dating

Ming Dynasty
Production date: circa AD 1500

Materials used in production

blue Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.10-1978
Primary reference Number: 71168
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 8 October 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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