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Jar: C.22-1978

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Jar. Hard-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, and green, yellow, turquoise, black and two iron-red enamels with a deity riding a kylin flanked by attendants waving banners interrupted by a panel enclosinga vase of lotus.

Jar. Hard-paste porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, and green, yellow, turquoise, black and two iron-red enamels. The shouldered, baluster body is tapered towards the flat, unglazed base with a rounded edge. The sides are decorated with a large panel showing a deity riding on the back of a kylin flanked by numerous attendants waving banners and carrying ritual objects, all standing on billowing clouds which are washed in pale iron-red. The scene is interrupted by a smaller vertical panel enclosing a beaker-shaped vase of lotus. There is an iron-red splash border round the base and a bold lotus meander round the shoulders beneath a further narrow iron-red splash band. The short flared neck has a collar of pendent ruyi-heads beneath the brown-edged rim. All between line borders in underglaze blue.

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Given by Dr Sydney Smith

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 24.5 cm
Height: 28 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1978-06-05) by Smith, Sydney, Dr

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Circa 1644 - Circa 1722

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( green, yellow, turquoise, black and two iron-red) cobalt-blue
Body composed of glaze

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain, thrown, decorated in underglaze blue, and green, yellow, turquoise, black and two iron-red enamels

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.22-1978
Primary reference Number: 73254

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 March 2025

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

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