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Brinjal Bowl: C.4-2003

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Brinjal Bowl

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bowl. Hard-paste porcelain, finely potted, incised, and painted in yellow, aubergine, and green enamels, except for the interior of the footring, and the base, which is painted underglaze in blue. Circular with gently curving sides, standing on a footring. The interior is decorated with a central incised circle, within which is an incised ling-chih fungus painted in yellow and aubergine. The rest of the interior is green. On the exterior there are three highly stylized incised flowering sprays painted in yellow and aubergine, and having white areas where the body shows through the clear glaze. The rest of the exterior is green. On the base there are two underglaze blue concentric circles enclosing a square mark with a line coiling inside it.

Notes

History note: Franzero Collection; Sir Gordon Sutherland Sc.D, LL D., FRS (1907-80), by whom lent to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1977; Lady Sutherland (d. )

Legal notes

Given in memory of Sir Gordon and Lady Sutherland by their daughters, Ann, Kerstin, and Mary

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2003-06-09) by Harris, Ann Stempel, Kerstin Sutherland, Mary

Dating

Reign of Kangxi
Circa 1662 - 1722

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( yellow, aubergine, and green)
Rim Diameter 20.9 cm
Footring Diameter 7 cm

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain, finely potted, incised, and painted in yellow, aubergine, and green enamels, except for the interior of the footring, and the base, which is painted underglaze in blue
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular paper label printed in black with a circle, outside which is the collection name; the dots are raised half way up

  • Text: . FRANZERO . COLLECTION
  • Location: On the base
  • Method of creation: Printed in black
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: small circular paper label printed in red with '192'

  • Text: 192
  • Location: On the base
  • Method of creation: Printed in red
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular pale cream paper label printed in brown

  • Text: SIR GORDON/SUTHERLAND
  • Location: On the base
  • Method of creation: Printed in brown
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4-2003
Primary reference Number: 93628
Old object number: Loan 2-1977
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 26 October 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Brinjal Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/93628 Accessed: 2024-11-23 04:47:51

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