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Box: C.9 & A-1973

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Box, hard-paste porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue with dragon and phoenixes in fungus scrolls, and four characters on the cover. Chinese, Ming dynasty, with six character mark.

Legal notes

Given by Sir Harry and Lady Garner

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1973-03-15) by Garner, Harry, Sir and Lady

Dating

Ming Dynasty
1573 CE - 1619 CE

Materials used in production

Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Underglaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.9 & A-1973
Primary reference Number: 76324
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 6 January 2023 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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