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Figure: AAL.2-1914

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Thick porcelain figure of Kuan yin holding a child, and seated amongst flowers and waves. With a thick bluish white glaze. Tea Hua ware (Blanc de Chine)

Legal notes

Lent by the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge

Measurements and weight

Height: 30 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1914) by Trinity College, Cambridge

Dating

19th Century
1800 - 1899

Materials used in production

Glaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.2-1914
Primary reference Number: 206808
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Audit data

Created: Monday 21 September 2015 Updated: Monday 21 September 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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