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Vase: OC.25-1946

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Hard light grey porcelaneous stoneware vase. Oviform, with a narrow short neck. Covered with slip and cream glaze, the slip cut away leaving a broad band of floral ornament, below which is a narrow band of leaf design. Near the base is a band of lotus petals.

Notes

History note: From Yu-ling-fu (on the Yellow River). Bought from Loo, September 1918

Legal notes

O. C. Raphael Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 17.8 cm
Height: 39.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

Song Dynasty#
960 CE - 1279 CE

Materials used in production

Slip coating
Porcelaneous ware
Glaze

Techniques used in production

Slip coating
Glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.25-1946
Primary reference Number: 77654
Oscar Raphael: 61
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 March 2020 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

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

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