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Charger: C.641 & A-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Longquan Kilns

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Description

Charger and stand. Stoneware with incised decoration, and celadon glaze. The charger is heavily potted, of saucer shape, and stands on a low footrim enclosing a rough, unglazed ring on the base, which has burnt reddish brown in the firing. The centre of the interior is incised with a lozenge and trellis pattern within a triple line foliate border. The cavetto is encircled by a knife-carved frieze of flowering stems, the open blooms with pointed petals spaced amongst curly foliate scrolls. Later wooden stand (A).

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 45.5 cm
Height: 52 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Ming
14th Century
Circa 1300 CE - 1400 CE

Components of the work

Stand composed of wood (plant material)
Charger composed of stoneware
Dish Height 8 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

Celadon glaze

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Thrown, with incised and knife-carved decoration, with a celadon-glaze
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white label

  • Text: 195
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.641 & A-1991
Primary reference Number: 21131
Old object number: CHICER/291

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 29 April 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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