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Pottery: Unknown
Water dropper with chrysanthemum spray and inscription. Porcelain, slab-built, painted in cobalt-blue and glazed. The barbed seven-sided piece has a flat top and straight vertical sides, with a small (restored) spout on one side and a hole for filling in the middle. The top is painted in underglaze-blue with a chrysanthemum spray with four blooms and bordered by a curly line, the sides are inscribed with the six characters angnyu sumun y'ungnyu, which can be translated `willow is overhanging the gate, drifting in the wind.' The flat base is unglazed.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Method of acquisition: Given (1989) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
19th Century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1800
-
1900
Decoration
composed of
glaze
cobalt-blue
Water Dropper
composed of
porcelain
Height 3.3 cm
Width 7.2 cm
Width 8.0 cm
Accession number: C.4-1989
Primary reference Number: 16506
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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