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Bowl: OC.13-1936

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Current Location: In storage

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Bowl and cover. Hard-paste porcelain painted in dark underglaze blue and turquoise, green, yellow, iron-red and aubergine enamels with details in black with two dragons amongst 'flaming pearls' and cloud scrolls.

Bowl and cover. Hard-paste porcelain painted in dark underglaze blue and turquoise, green, yellow, iron-red and aubergine enamels with details in black. The bowl has flared, almost conical sides and rests on a high, very slightly tapered ring foot. The cover is of gently domed form with a ring-knop to match the footring, the underside of the rim is unglazed to rest on the bowl. Both pieces have lightly notched rims and exteriors vigorously painted with a continuous scene of two powerful dragons, one green and the other yellow, pursuing 'flaming pearls' in iron-red amongst clusters of multi-coloured cloud scrolls, above a sea of foaming, crested waves pencilled in underglaze blue. The interior is entirely plain.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Reginald R. Cory, 1934

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 20.6 cm
Height: 12.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1936) by Cory, Reginald R.

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1920 : Previously dated Yongzheng

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( dark underglaze blue and turquoise, green, yellow, iron-red and aubergine and black)

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.13-1936
Primary reference Number: 99041
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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