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Bottle: C.21-1927

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 29 - Korean Gallery

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Bottle with bats among branches design. Porcelain, thrown, painted in cobalt-blue and glazed. This wine bottle has the usual wide body and broad base, and a tall tapering neck which is almost cylindrical at the top. The decoration is executed with a swift brush in very dark cobalt-blue and features two bats among branches. The glaze is greyish-white, contains many impurities and is oxidised on the lower part of the body. A few straight lines are scratched across the base, and traces of a fire-clay support remain on the footring.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Dr W.M. Tapp

Measurements and weight

Height: 24.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Punwon-ri kilns ⪼ Kwangju ⪼ Korea

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1927-12-17) by Tapp, W. M., Dr

Dating

19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa 1850 - 1900

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze
Foot Diameter 10.3 cm
Rim Diameter 3.5 cm

Materials used in production

Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Porcelain, thrown, painted in cobalt-blue, and glazed
Glazing (coating)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.21-1927
Primary reference Number: 16476
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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