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Box: OC.49 & A-1946

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Circular hard-paste porcelain box and lid, covered with a white glaze. There is an incised double line under the glaze, resembling a wide mesh net.
The lid is engraved to represent a flower, with a carved stalk as a handle.

Notes

History note: Bought from Sparks, June 1924

Legal notes

O.C. Raphael Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 8.3 cm
Height: 8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

Song Dynasty#
960 - 1279

Components of the work

Lid

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Incising

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.49 & A-1946
Primary reference Number: 77740
Oscar Raphael: 98
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 November 2020 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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