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Bowl and cover: BL.1 & A-1995

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Bowl and cover, with a Buddhist lion finial, made from hard-paste porcelain and painted underglaze in blue with formalised flower sprays.

Legal notes

On loan from Douglas and Mary Barrett

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 26.2 cm
Height: 28.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Arita ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1995) by Barrett, Douglas and Mary

Materials used in production

Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Underglaze

Identification numbers

Accession number: BL.1 & A-1995
Primary reference Number: 140077

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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