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water-dropper
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Object type
Museum number
PDF,B.596
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Description
Porcelain water-dropper in form of carefully modelled cicada with legs folded on underside. Insect's markings indicated by different shades of brown glaze.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1800-1900
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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
- Width: 68 millimetres
- Depth: 44 millimetres
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Qing 18thCRoom 95 label text:
PDF B596
Cicada water-dropper
This small water dropper is modelled in the form of a cicada and is covered in a monochrome iron-brown glaze which has lifted extensively. Sir Percival David appears to have collected this object as an illustration of Chinese scholarly taste. It is remarkably well-modelled underneath showing six legs and other features of the insect in great detail.
Porcelain with iron-brown glaze
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮
Qing dynasty, about 1800–1900 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc36/sh2
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition notes
PDF card: 1952. Elphinstone Gift
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF,B.596
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