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Vase: OC.6-1937

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Titles

vase

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Buff stoneware vase, with incised floral designs painted in dark brown. The ground has been cut away and filled in with white. Tz’u chou ware.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Sir Gervase Beckett

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 19.1 cm
Height: 29.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937-11-04) by Gervase Beckett, Sir

Dating

Song Dynasty#
960 CE - 1280 CE

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Incising

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.6-1937
Primary reference Number: 77773
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2021 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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