Globular jar of hard-paste porcelain painted underglaze in dark greyish-blue with lappets, stylized flowers, and horizontal bands
Jar. Hard-paste porcelain, thrown, painted underglaze in dark greyish-blue; base unglazed. Of depressed globular form with a short narrow neck; base slightly recessed. Painted on the should er with a circle of petal lappets between pairs of concentric circles, and on the side with three stylized flower heads (chyrsanthemums?) with a curving stem and leaves between them, and pairs of horizontal bands above and below. Under this there are three spaced out leaves with one horizontal band below.
History note: From the Hoi An Hoard; sold by Butterfields, 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, California on either 11-12 October or 4 December 2000, Treasures from the Hoi An Hoard, Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a Late 15th/Early 16th century Cargo, probably day 1, or through their parent company, Ebay, over the internet. Peter Crabbe, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, from whom purchased by the Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum
Given by the Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum, bought from Peter Crabbe Antiques
Diameter: 9.1 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2003-10-13) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
15th Century, Late-16th Century, Early#
Circa
1480
-
Circa
1520
Inside And Outside
composed of
glaze
( not base)
Decoration
composed of
cobalt-blue
Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain, thrown, painted underglaze in dark greyish-blue; base unglazed.
Inscription present: circular label printed in black round the circumference and having in the centre a pale purple dragon
Accession number: C.14-2003
Primary reference Number: 95958
Entry form: 196
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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