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Vase: C.11-1948

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain vase with loop handles and fixed rings. Yellow glaze with incised decoration.
Incised nien Lao of K'ang Hsi (Kangxi) in six characters

Notes

History note: Unknown before testators

Legal notes

Percival Chator Manuk and Miss C. D. Coles bequest through the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 30.9 cm
Width: 19.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946-10) by Manuk, Percival Chator Coles, C. D., Miss

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa 1662 CE - 1722 CE

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Incising

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.11-1948
Primary reference Number: 71352
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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