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Saucer dish: C.5-1929

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Saucer dish. Hard-paste porcelain painted in yellow, red, two tones of green, turquoise, aubergine and blue enamels with details in black with members of the 'Hundred Antiques' interspersed with Emblems.

Saucer dish. Hard-paste porcelain painted in yellow, red, two tones of green, turquoise, aubergine and blue enamels with details in black. The shallow, widely flared sides have a lipped rim and rest on a low tapered foot. The interior is decorated with scattered members of the 'Hundred Antiques' interspersed with Emblems, including those of the Four Accomplishments, some Daoist Emblems and several of the Eight Precious Things. The base has two concentric circles in underglaze blue enclosing the mark.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 21 cm
Height: 3.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1929-05-31) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

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

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( yellow, red, two tones of green, turquoise, aubergine, blue and black)

Materials used in production

clear Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.5-1929
Primary reference Number: 75380
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 7 July 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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

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