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A small jar of ovoid shape, with a scrolling design of lotus flowers in underglaze blue on an iron-red ground. The shoulders have four medallions, each with a character, reading Chi Fu Chuang Yuan "reaching prosperity, and first place on the Hamlin list"
History note: Bought from Sotheby's May 11th 1955, Mrs B. Z. Seligman Sale.
Bought from Sotheby's, with the Glaisher Fund
Diameter: 10.5 cm
Height: 11.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1954-05-27) by Sotheby's
blue
Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain
Ground laying underglaze
Underglaze
Accession number: C.50-1954
Primary reference Number: 75322
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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