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Double gourd vase. Hard-paste porcelain painted in iron-red, green, yellow and black enamels with underglaze blue line borders. Both the upper and lower bulbs are decorated with chrysanthemum, peony and foliage, and a flying bat on the upper bulb. The waist is decorated with a band of fire scrolls between underglaze blue line borders. The base is recessed and glazed.
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: 11.2 cm
Height: 21.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1662
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1722
Decoration composed of enamels ( iron-red, green, yellow and black)
Throwing : Porcelain painted in iron-red, green, yellow and black enamels with underglaze blue line borders
Inscription present: round, serrated, white label
Accession number: C.654-1991
Primary reference Number: 21358
Old object number: CHICER/226
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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