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Saucer dish: OC.14-1936

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Ruby back saucer dish made from hard-paste porcelain, of eggshell quality, painted in enamel colours. The shallow rounded sides with lipped rim resting on a very low tapered foot. The interior is decorated with a scene of a boy holding open a scroll painted in black, with a landscape scene, for the contemplation of a scholar. The scholar is wearing a pink robe and reclining amongst large jars and a dish of fruit, his painting implements at his side.
The underside evenly applied with a mottled rich pink glaze

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Reginald R. Cory

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 20.6 cm
Height: 3.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936) by Cory, Reginald R.

Dating

Yongzheng (1723-1735)
1723 - 1735

School or Style

famille rose

Components of the work

Underside composed of glaze

Materials used in production

Enamel
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.14-1936
Primary reference Number: 77567
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 12 November 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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