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water-pot
Object Type
water-pot
Museum number
PDF.583
Description
Beehive-shaped porcelain water-pot with wide mouth. The water-pot has pale grey-green glaze. There are carved and incised cloud motifs on the exterior. There is a mark in blue on the base, which has a white glaze.
Cultures/periods
Qing dynasty
Kangxi
Production date
1662-1722
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
underglazed
incised
Dimensions
Height:
77 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Qing Kangxi 1662-1722
Room 95 label text: PDF 583 Water pot with celadon glaze This beehive shaped water pot is decorated with a carved design. The glaze has pooled into the carved design creating an attractive contrasting pattern. The base carries a Kangxi reign mark in underglaze blue. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue mark, carved decoration and celadon-type glaze Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period, AD 1662–1722
PDF 583 青釉水丞 此蜂巢形水丞有刻劃裝飾。釉汁積聚在刻劃圖案處,形成鮮明的對比效果,引人注目。器底署青花康熙年款。 瓷器,青花款,刻花,青釉 江西省景德鎮 清代,康熙,康熙款,1662-1722年
Bibliographic references
Scott 1989 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.26, no.583)
Medley 1973 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing Monochrome in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.25, no.583)
Scott 1989b / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection
(p.94, no.94)
Location
On display
(G95/dc49/sh2)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF.583