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Production: Longquan Kilns
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).
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Diameter: 45.5 cm
Height: 52 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Ming
14th Century
Circa
1300
CE
-
1400
CE
Stand
composed of
wood (plant material)
Charger
composed of
stoneware
Dish
Height 8 cm
Decoration
Throwing
: Thrown, with incised and knife-carved decoration, with a celadon-glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: rectangular white label
Accession number: C.641 & A-1991
Primary reference Number: 21131
Old object number: CHICER/291
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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