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Vase: OC.100-1946

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain baluster vase, divided by grooves into six sections, each decorated with panels containing birds and flowers. There are six panels of clouds on the shoulder. On the neck are another six panels, of plants. All painted in blue under the glaze, on a white ground.

Notes

History note: Bought in the bazaar of Constantinople, March 1924

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 24.8 cm
Height: 45.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

Yuan Dynasty
14th Century
1300 - 1368

Materials used in production

Ground colour
Glaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.100-1946
Primary reference Number: 77496
Oscar Raphael: 93
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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