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Bowl: C.26-1978

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain 'bubble bowl', with a decorated underglaze with 'sacrificial' copper red monochrome. There is an incised Hsuan-Te mark, but it is more likely that the bowl is from the late Ming period.

Legal notes

Given by Dr Sydney Smith

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 12.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Underglaze colour
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Underglaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.26-1978
Primary reference Number: 73806
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 21 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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