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Vase: C.99-1934

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Stoneware vase with a light grey body, with an incised and combed design of peonies and leaves. Possibly Yao-chou type, with a thin pale green glaze. There is a double incised ring round the bottom, with a double row of banana leaves above it. There is a ring of incised radial lines round the shoulder.
The base is unglazed, rough, and slightly recessed.

Notes

History note: Unknown before seller

Legal notes

Bought with the Glaisher Fund, Brangwyn Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 15 cm
Height: 23 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1934) by Brangwyn, Frank

Materials used in production

Celadon glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Incising

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.99-1934
Primary reference Number: 76504

Audit data

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

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

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