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Vase: OC.46-1946

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain vase with an oviform body, straight lip, and foliate neck. There is a floral scroll in relief on the body and shoulder. The neck is decorated with incised petals under a bluish ying ch'ing glaze.

Notes

History note: Chinese Exhibition, Orangerie, Paris 1937. Bought from Bluett May 1926

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.2 cm
Height: 19.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Song Dynasty#
960 - 1279

Materials used in production

Glaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Incising
Relief

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Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.46-1946
Primary reference Number: 77736
Oscar Raphael: 96
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 September 2015 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

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

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