water-pot
- Museum number
- PDF,A.475
- Description
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Porcelain square water-pot. The water-pot has a white body and crackled cream white glaze. There are key-fret panels incised around the shoulder and base, and a taotie mask on each side.
- Production date
- 19thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 45 millimetres
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Width: 44 millimetres
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Depth: 44 millimetres
- Curator's comments
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Room 95 label text:
PDF A475
Square water pot with taotie design
This square water pot has a moulded design of taotie on each side. The taotie or monster mask was a decorative device which appeared on Chinese bronzes and jades.
Underfired porcelain, moulded and with transparent glaze
Zhangzhou ware 漳州窯
Zhangzhou, Fujian province 福建省, 漳州
Qing dynasty, about AD 1800–1900
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PDF A475
饕餮紋方形水丞
此方形水丞四面皆模印饕餮紋。作為一種裝飾圖案,饕餮或獸面出現於中國的青銅器與玉器上。
生燒瓷器,模印,透明釉
漳州窯
福建省漳州
清代,約1800-1900年
- Location
- On display (G95/dc11/sh2)
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- PDF,A.475