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Plate: C.22-2007

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain, painted underglaze blue with the style of the Dutch Delft pottery decorator Frederik Van Frytom (1632 - 1702). Van Frytom decorated a series of small dishes that were made for the tea-ceremony in Japan, marked MB and Dated 1684. Plates of this pattern were produced at Arita in Japan as well as China. The style was then used in England at the Bow Factory.

Notes

History note: R & G McPherson Antiques, 40 Kensington Church Street, London W8 4BX

Legal notes

Purchased with S. V. Finn Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 26.5 cm
Height: 3.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2007-04-30) by R & G McPherson Antiques

Dating

Yongzheng (1723-1735)
1723 - 1735

Components of the work

Decoration composed of cobalt-blue

Materials used in production

Glaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulded : Porcelain painted underglaze in blue
Glazing (coating)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.22-2007
Primary reference Number: 145816
Entry form number: 848
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 20 September 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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