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Tanji
Pottery: Unknown
Pickle jar. Porcelain, thrown, and glazed. This globular jar has a straight everted mouth and a deep footring with recessed base. It is undecorated and the glaze has a pale blue tone. The footring shows traces of sand from the firing support.
History note: Unknown before donor
Gompertz Gift
Height: 14.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1984) by Gompertz, G. St. G. M., Mr and Mrs
19th century
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
Circa
1800
-
1850
This container for pickles or spices (tanji) was made to be stacked, and therefore has a slightly splayed mouth.
Decoration
composed of
glaze
Foot
Width 7.5 cm
Rim
Width 9 cm
Throwing
: Porcelain, thrown, and glazed
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.97-1984
Primary reference Number: 16523
Old object number: W
Box number: 103
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Tanji" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/16523 Accessed: 2022-10-06 22:35:19
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Accession Number: C.442-1984
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