Pottery: Unknown
Hexagonal jar with poetic inscription. Porcelain, thrown, shaped, inscribed in cobalt-blue and glazed. The straight neck of this piece is slightly everted and the cylindrical body facetted, but the edges are smoothed to give it a softer appearance. The six sides of the body are inscribed in underglaze-blue with the characters kmjng ogaeg, yngdo sru, mansu mugang, which can be translated;
`Essence of gold and dewdrops of jade,
Eternal as the peach, snow-white as the lotus root.
For bountiful longevity without limits.'
The pale bluish-white glaze is evenly applied. The footring shows traces of supports made of fire-clay and fine sand.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1800
-
1850
The inscription has Daoist connotations. The expression `essence of gold and dewdrops of jade' refers to elixirs of long life.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Jar
composed of
porcelain
Height 11.5 cm
Rim
Diameter 7.4 cm
Foot
Diameter 8.6 cm
Accession number: C.99-1984
Primary reference Number: 16484
Old object number: Y
Box number: Y
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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