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Bowl: C.14-1948

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain bowl with an inverted lip. Bluish-grey ground with carved, incised and stamped decoration.
Mark: Square seal of Ch'ien Lung (Qianlong) in underglaze blue, on the base

Legal notes

Bequeathed by P. C. Manuk and Miss C. D. Coles, through the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

13
Height: 8.3 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1948-10) by Manuk, Percival Chator Coles, C. D., Miss

Dating

Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
18th Century
1736 - 1795

Components of the work

Mark composed of underglaze colour

Materials used in production

Ground colour
Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Stamping
Incising
Underglaze
Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.14-1948
Primary reference Number: 71964

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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