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Vase: MAR.C.71-1912

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Current Location: In storage

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Beaker vase. Hard-paste porcelain painted in an enamel palette of iron-red, yellow, aubergine, turquoise and two tones of green with details in black with panels of flowers and foliage and dragons.

Beaker vase. Hard-paste porcelain painted in an enamel palette of iron-red, yellow, aubergine, turquoise and two tones of green with details in black. The middle section is decorated with a bold chrysanthemum meander, the blooms in yellow and iron-red, between bands of overlapping red waves; the flared neck has three rectangular panels respectively enclosing prunus, lotus and peony growing from different jardinières, divided above and below by ruyi heads and encircled by vignettes of red chrysanthemum flowerheads flanked by black scrolls on a lime-green ground. The splayed base has three panels, each containing a chilong dragon in yellow, green or aubergine with a lingzhi sprig in its mouth and its body twisted to form a circle among foliate scrolls, divided by ruyi heads above an iron-red classic scroll border.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by C.B. Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 37.1 cm
Width: 13.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

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

Components of the work

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

Materials used in production

clear Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain painted in iron-red, yellow, aubergine, turquoise, two tones of green and black enamels
Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.71-1912
Primary reference Number: 77391

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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