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Vase: OC.50-1946

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Grey vase with an ovoid body and trumpet shaped neck, turning vertically at lip. There are two small lugs at the junction of the neck and shoulder. There are five hexagonal spouts rising from the shoulder, which do not go into the vase. Five incised lines divide the body into panels with an incised, carved, and combed peony and leaves in each panel.
The vase is covered with a very pale grey-green glaze with rough patches. The base is glazed and splayed, with a glazed foot and unglazed rim. There is a rough circle on the base.

Notes

History note: Bought from Tomita, January 1923. Exhibited at the Orangerie in Paris, 1937

Legal notes

O.C. Raphael Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 18.5 cm
Height: 35 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Materials used in production

Celadon glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Incising
Carving

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Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.50-1946
Primary reference Number: 77743
Oscar Raphael number: 80

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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