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Vase: C.18-1912

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Vase with a raised decoration, and a dark blue glazed ground

Notes

History note: Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co. Originally in the collection of Lt. Col. Croft Lyons

Legal notes

Given by the National Arts Collection Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 16.5 cm
Height: 14.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912-05-07) by National Art Collections Fund

Dating

Ming Dynasty
1638 CE - 1644 CE

Materials used in production

Underglaze blue ground
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Underglaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.18-1912
Primary reference Number: 72686
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 9 February 2017 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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