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Saucer: JL.140-1986

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain saucer. Painted underglaze in blue with central panel of grasshopper and insects with flowers and rock work; exterior with butterfly and rock work.
Mark: six characters mark of Chenghua.

Legal notes

Lent by Roger Jenyns

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1986) by Jenyns, Roger

Dating

Qing Dynasty
18th Century
1700 - 1799

Materials used in production

blue Underglaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: six characters mark of Chenghua.
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: JL.140-1986
Primary reference Number: 138670
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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