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Inkwell and cover: BL.18 & A-1995

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Square inkwell with original liner and cover. Made from hard paste porcelain, with painted overglaze in polychrome enamels and gilding. Decorated with the 'three friends' (pine, prunus and bamboo) while the lid is decorated with a figure in a pavilion.

Legal notes

On loan from Douglas and Mary Barrett

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.1 cm
Length: 13 cm
Width: 13 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Arita ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Gilt
Enamel
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Overglaze
Enamelling
Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: BL.18 & A-1995
Primary reference Number: 140083
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 12 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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