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Vase: C.680.2-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Triple gourd vase, part of a garniture of vases. Hard-paste porcelain, decorated in underglaze blue and famille verte enamels, with cylindrical neck and trumpet-shape mouth; the largest bulb tapers into a slightly flared foot with flat, recessed base. The foot and three waists have bands of gilding; peony heads and scrolls in gilt decorate the powder blue. The largest bulb has two quatrefoil reserves, one containing two birds, flowering prunus branch and leaves, and the other a lotus pond with two ducks; the middle bulb has two fan-shaped reserves decorated with flowers, and the top bulb four gilded flower heads.

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

Height: 23.2 cm
Width: 10.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
17th Century-18th Century
Circa 1662 - 1722

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( famille verte) gilt

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and famille verte enamels

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: round, serrated, white

  • Text: 515
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.680.2-1991
Primary reference Number: 21429
Old object number: CHICER/205(5)

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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