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Object type
Museum number
PDF.610
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Description
Porcelain honey pot with a round body, flanged shoulders and cylindrical neck, and cylindrical cover with a flat top. There are two five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls in underglaze copper red against a background of waves in underglaze blue. There is a mark on the neck.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 18thC-19thC
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Production place
- Made in: Jingdezhen
- (Asia,China,Jiangxi (province),Jingdezhen)
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 79 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
reign markInscription Position
On the neckInscription Language
ChineseInscription Content
大明宣德年製Inscription Transliteration
Da Ming Xuande nian zhiInscription Translation
Made in the Ming dynasty, Xuande reignInscription Comment
Six-character archaistic Xuande mark in underglaze blue written horizontally on the neck
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming early 17th centuryRoom 95 label text:
PDF 610
Blue-and-white jar and cover with copper-red dragons
The base has an apocryphal six-character underglaze blue Xuande reign mark.
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue and underglaze copper-red decoration
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮
Qing dynasty, about AD 1700–1900 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc24/sh3
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Acquisition name
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF.610

Porcelain honey pot with a round body, flanged shoulders and cylindrical neck; the cover is cylindrical with a flat top. Two five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls in underglaze copper red against a background of waves in underglaze blue. Mark on neck.
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