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Vase: C.63-1992

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

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Porcelain vase, thrown, incised and Yingqing glazed. Ovoid nine lobed form with a flaring foot, narrow cylindrical neck, and flaring mouth with everted rim. The foot is decorated with slanting incisions and the neck with two horizontal bands. The glaze is faintly bluish green. Qingbai ware
Fitted wooden box.

Two chips in the foot. The mouth has been broken, repaired and sprayed, more than necessary. Small flaw or chip in side

Notes

History note: Purchased from Mayuyama, with its box

Legal notes

Given by Godfrey St. George Montague Gompertz, in memory of his wife, Elizabeth

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 9.1 cm
Height: 16 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1992) by Gompertz, Godfrey St. George Montague

Dating

Northern Song (960-1127)
960 - 1127

Components of the work

Box composed of wood

Materials used in production

Glaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Incising
Thrown

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.63-1992
Primary reference Number: 75709

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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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