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Animal figure: OC.48A-1938

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

One of a pair of cranes, standing on a shiny coral red and grey rock. In matt white with black markings, and pale green legs and feet. The feathers have been scratched through the glaze

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Leonard Daneham Cunliffe

Measurements and weight

Height: 34.3 cm
Width: 15.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

Ch’ien Lung, 1736-95
1736 - 1795

Materials used in production

Glaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Scratching
Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.48A-1938
Primary reference Number: 98353
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 21 September 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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