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Museum number
PDF.529
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Description
Porcelain ovoid water-pot with small mouth. The water-pot has very pale cobalt blue glaze of 'yue bai' or 'clair de lune' type, apart from the white mouth-rim and base. There is a mark in underglaze blue on the base.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1662-1722
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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: 70 millimetres
- Diameter: 73 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
reign markInscription Position
on baseInscription Language
ChineseInscription Content
大清康熙年製Inscription Transliteration
Da Qing Kangxi nian zhiInscription Translation
Made in the Qing dynasty, Kangxi reignInscription Comment
Kangxi mark and period
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Qing Kangxi 1662-1722Room 95 label text:
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Jar with pale cobalt-blue glaze
The whole vessel is covered with a light, cobalt-pigmented blue-tinged glaze sometimes called by the nineteenth century French connoisseur’s term clair de lune, or in Chinese 天青(tianqing ‘blue-green of the sky’). The base carries a Kangxi reign mark in underglaze blue.
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue mark and pale cobalt-blue glaze
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮
Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period, AD 1622–1722 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc45/sh2
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Acquisition name
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF.529
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