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Factory: Unknown
Hard-paste porcelain decorated in green and black enamels with an Imperial dragon, flames and a 'flaming pearl'.
Hard-paste porcelain painted in green and black enamels. The shallow rounded sides are resting on a low tapered foot and flaring elegantly towards the lipped rim. The interior has a central medallion enclosing a vigorously drawn five-clawed (Imperial) dragon trailing forked flames, its scaly body is twisted round to grasp a 'flaming pearl'. It is all picked out in dark emerald-green enamel outlined and detailed in black, within a single green line border edged in black and a further border around the rim. The underside has two similar dragons flying in pursuit of 'pearls' on a delicately incised ground of overlapping waves divided by two sharp rocks, also between green line borders edged in black around the rim and foot.
Diameter: 18.4 cm
Height: 4.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1904-03) by Jolley & Son
Qing Dynasty
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Circa
1736
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Circa
1795
Decoration composed of enamels ( green and black)
Inscription present: seal mark of Qianlong
Accession number: C.1-1904
Primary reference Number: 71487
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Saucer" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71487 Accessed: 2024-05-03 04:41:47
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Accession Number: C.451.3 & A-1928
Accession Number: EC.13.2 & A-1945
Accession Number: C.451.2 & A-1928
Accession Number: C.451.4 & A-1928
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