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Bowl: ML.30-1992

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

“Bodiless” ware bowl, semi-ovoid, with an-hua decoration. Scratched mark of Yongle inside base. Firing cracks.

Notes

History note: Captain Dugald Malcolm Es. Stafford Cox Collection, Christies, 23 March 1926.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 20.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1992) by Whittow, Helen H. L. (nee Malcolm)

Dating

Ming Dynasty
1402 - 1424

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: mark of Yongle
  • Location: Inside base
  • Method of creation: Scratched
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: ML.30-1992
Primary reference Number: 138736
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 9 May 2023 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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