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Jar: OC.8-1938

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Description

Ovoid porcelain jar painted in underglaze blue, with prunus boughs in white on a blue ground. The ground has darker lines, reminiscent of cracked ice. Unglazed rim, resumably for a lid

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Leonard Daneham Cunliffe

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 18.4 cm
Height: 21.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
1662 - 1722

Materials used in production

Underglaze blue ground
Underglaze colour

Techniques used in production

Underglaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.8-1938
Primary reference Number: 77840
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 16 September 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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

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