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Beaker and saucer. Hard paste-porcelain painted in green, yellow, iron-red, aubergine and blue enamels with details in black and gilding with 'Antiques' and Buddhist lions within lotus-petal panels.
Beaker and saucer. Hard-paste porcelain painted in green, yellow, iron-red, aubergine and blue enamels with details in black and gilding. The saucer has a central blue chrysanthemum flowerhead medallion encircled by four lotus-petal panels alternately enclosing 'Antiques' and Buddhist lions perched on stools, a green and red cell-diaper boarder reserved with four floral vignettes round the rim, repeated round the interior rim of the beaker. The exterior has matching lotus panels of 'Antiques' and lions.
Diameter: 12.9 cm
Height: 7.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev
Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Circa
1662
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Circa
1722
Decoration composed of enamels ( green, yellow, iron-red, aubergine, blue and black)
Glazing (coating) : Hard-paste porcelain painted in green, yellow, iron-red, aubergine, blue and black enamels, and gilding
Inscription present: see drawing in old catalogue slip
Accession number: C.34 & A-1933
Primary reference Number: 74595
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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