15929993860001312637261000Standard Recordobject-16505170249437909116104714650001702494121649fitz-onlineadlib-object-16505https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/1650507abdcc3-a61d-3794-bb68-291a39fab0fb5referenceterm-37642adlib-term-376428f36efe3-4fe1-3da2-9944-000db5687ad7porcelainreferenceterm-113784adlib-term-1137849bce0f97-ecfe-3ad3-b732-e0fed4fe4bfaGompertz Collectionreferenceterm-32652adlib-term-3265282d8ae3b-f165-395c-ba93-dfa1c282b7beglazeDecorationin cobalt-bluereferenceterm-106226adlib-term-106226194567f2-2bcd-3446-ae31-652386611815paintingreferenceterm-37642adlib-term-376428f36efe3-4fe1-3da2-9944-000db5687ad7porcelainHeightcm6.0Widthcm8.5Widthcm8.8Water Dropperporcelain, slab-built, painted in cobalt-blue and glazedreferenceterm-120106adlib-term-1201063f0f1333-3fd0-3cf3-9df5-b126d63c9c64slab-buildingreferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)referenceterm-115adlib-term-11594d65983-dea2-361b-b187-a968c98ab1d8NatureApplied ArtsWater dropper with leaping carp design. Porcelain, slab-built, painted in cobalt-blue and glazed. This cubical water dropper has a hole in the centre of the top for filling and a small (repaired) spout on one side. The top is outlined in underglaze-blue and painted with a leaping carp among waves in a large medallion with double outline. The glaze is of pale bluish-white colour; it has been wiped from the base which during firing was placed on a sandy support.C.447-19841accession numberC.447-198416505priref16505box number93urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/16505https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/16505referenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGompertz Giftreferenceagent-166468adlib-agent-1664680ce28dcf-ae91-3764-b1e9-3b74a113e674Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs198419841984givenEntry date: 1984-07-23180018001800circa18001850first half of the 19th century1185018501850potteryreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98UnknownThe subject of the decoration was intended to encourage diligent study, as the carp, which can turn into a dragon, symbolises the student, who after passing the examinations can become an official. The subject is also common in nineteenth-century folk painting.referenceterm-106853adlib-term-10685325492eb4-1164-35eb-8dce-3601486f341519th Centuryreferenceterm-127869adlib-term-127869bd2d8ba3-5d6a-3696-a66b-dc67b4be520aChoson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)referenceterm-113857adlib-term-1138571259849c-67ea-3cb2-9523-86d3e65d018dliteralKoreaKoreacountryliteralKwangjuKwangjuregionPunwon-ri kilnsreferencemedia-13194adlib-media-131944cd86855-a5fd-3dbe-a702-f9797528b930jpegaa/aa14/C_447_1984_281_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76016162531456141imagejpegaa/aa14/mid_C_447_1984_281_29.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels50016162531456141imagejpegaa/aa14/C_447_1984_281_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76016162531456141imagejpegaa/aa14/preview_C_447_1984_281_29.jpg1heightpixels181widthpixels25016162531456141image0media
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imagereferenceterm-108712adlib-term-10871227ab6310-3dc7-3c16-89b0-75c62b749f47water dropperhistory noteunknown before donor1referenceobject-33756adlib-object-3375626b0a242-fbb1-3f6e-a16a-284090f8d76c1reference1term-106246adlib-term-1062463c8d7753-a7af-38fc-96e0-f16e7d46d3d0boxboxreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumreferencepublication-1660adlib-publication-16602a4119b8-8e8e-3c04-a062-c9dd784f867cKorean Pottery and Porcelain of the Yi PeriodPubl. p.299, no.201299referencepublication-5680adlib-publication-5680983471c9-d9c2-356f-a589-45c072d85ef0Korean Art from the Gompertz and Other Collections in the Fitzwilliam Museum, A Complete Catalogueanimalreferenceterm-108790adlib-term-108790ccf48c2c-97a5-3c51-a264-79718a74e17ccarpactivityreferenceterm-108571adlib-term-1085715ce5f390-d553-3774-9dcc-8dbcee08cbddleapingliteralcarpcarpliteralleapingleapingreferenceterm-108712adlib-term-10871227ab6310-3dc7-3c16-89b0-75c62b749f47water dropperwater dropperobject
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