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Censer: OC.79 & A-1946

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

  • Censer
  • two-handled tripod censer and cover

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Description

Dense buff stoneware two handled tripod censer. Thick clair de lune glaze crackled and six splashes of purple. Two marks with rings and eight smaller ornaments in relief on the body. Three dragons, a rose, and two small ornaments in relief on the neck and handles. Black wood stand and cover with jade knob. Song or Yüan ware of Chun type. Chinese.

Notes

History note: Provenance: Yamanaka bought this in Shanghai in 1907 (Winter) for £265. It came from Han-kow and may have been stolen from Tuan-fang, the Viceroy. Yamanaka sold it to Larkin for £350. Raphael bought it after the Larkin sale at Christie’s 16th July 1918. Lot 270 when it fetched 210 guineas. Chinese Exhibition Orangerie Paris 1937.

Legal notes

Oscar C.Raphael Bequest, 1941, received 1946

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 29.8 cm
Height: 48.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Song Dynasty#
Circa 960 CE - 1279 CE

Components of the work

Stand composed of wood
Cover composed of jade

Materials used in production

Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Relief

Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.79 & A-1946
Primary reference Number: 77830
Oscar Raphael: 37
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2021 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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