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Bowl: C.22-1912

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Current Location: In storage

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Bowl. Hard-paste porcelain painted in yellow, green, iron-red, aubergine and black enamels with a floral meander of six blooms amidst foliate scrolls.

Bowl. Hard-paste porcelain painted in yellow, green, iron-red, aubergine and black enamels. The widely flared sides resting on a high, very slightly tapered foot. The interior is sparsely decorated with a floral meander, the central yellow boom encircled by five further blooms, two in aubergine, two in iron-red and another in yellow, all borne on a single thin winding black stem among evenly placed bulbous green foliate scrolls. The underside has a matching five-bloom meander above a border of upright small leaves in aubergine and yellow. On the base are two concentric circles in underglaze blue enclosing the mark.

Notes

History note: S. M. Franck and Co., 25 Camomile St., E.C.

Legal notes

Given by the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 22.8 cm
Height: 8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912) by National Art Collections Fund

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Circa 1662 - Circa 1722

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( yellow, green, iron-red, aubergine and black)

Materials used in production

clear Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Hard-paste porcelain painted in yellow, green, iron-red, aubergine and black enamels

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.22-1912
Primary reference Number: 73243

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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