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Box: C.24 & A-1933

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Box and cover. Hard-paste porcelain painted in yellow, green, iron-red, pale blue and black enamels with a dragon pursuing a 'flaming pearl' amongst flame and cloud scrolls.

Box and cover. Hard-paste porcelain painted in yellow, green, iron-red, pale blue and black enamels. The cylindrical sides are gently tapered towards the unglazed convex base, and are encircled by a raised band and burnt a speckled rich orange in the firing. The sides of the box are boldly decorated on the exterior with a single fiery dragon pursuing a 'flaming pearl' amongst scattered flame and ruyi-shaped cloud scrolls. The shorter sides of the cover (A) have matching flame and cloud scrolls and the domed top has a futher dragon swooping downwards to grab an iron-red pearl; all between line borders in iron-red. The interior of both the box and cover are unglazed and reveal the hard, close-grained porcelain.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by The Rev A V Valentine-Richards

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 16 cm
Height: 10.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-04-05) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Circa 1662 CE - Circa 1722 CE

Components of the work

Paint composed of enamels ( yellow, green, iron-red, pale blue and black enamels)
Exterior composed of glaze
Decoration
Interior

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain painted in yellow, green, iron-red, pale blue and black enamels

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.24 & A-1933
Primary reference Number: 73446

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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