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Snuff bottle: MAR.C.161-1912

Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

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Description

Porcelain, covered with a light green glaze and moulded with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the cloud ground pierced through to reveal the inner body.
The base with an incised four-character mark 'made by Wang P'ing-jung'.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Circa 1780 CE - 1850 CE

Components of the work

Mark

Materials used in production

Glaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Glazing
Piercing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Four-character mark 'made by Wang P'ing-jung'
  • Location: Base
  • Method of creation: Incising
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.161-1912
Primary reference Number: 184233

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 November 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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