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water-pot
Object Type
water-pot
Museum number
PDF.709
Description
Porcelain square waterpot with thickened rim. There is a roundel of a crane among clouds in red, green and black enamels on each side. There is a mark on the exterior.
Cultures/periods
Ming dynasty
Production date
1600-1644
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
glazed
painted
Dimensions
Height:
64 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming 17th century
Room 95 label text: PDF 709 Square water pot with cranes among clouds This square water pot is decorated with roundels framing cranes, flying among clouds. At the rim is an apocryphal Chenghua reign mark in iron-red enamel. The shape was popular in the late Ming and copied in the nineteenth century. Porcelain with overglaze red, green and black enamels Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Ming dynasty, about AD 1600–1644
PDF 709 雲鶴紋方形水丞 此方形水丞飾團雲鶴紋。口沿署礬紅彩成化偽託年款。此類造型流行於晚明,十九世紀有仿燒作品。 瓷器,釉上紅、綠及黑彩 江西省景德鎮 明代,約1600-1644年
Bibliographic references
Feng 2006 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ming Style Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.22, no.709)
Medley 1978 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.43, no.134)
Pierson 2002 / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection
(p.78, no.74)
Location
On display
(G95/dc31/sh4)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF.709