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Brush washer with a 'peach-bloom' glaze
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen (place of creation)
- Associated people
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Kangxi, Emperor of China (ruled 1661 - 1722) (commissioner)
- Material and technique
- porcelain, with 'peach-bloom' glaze; white glaze inside
- Dimensions
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3.7 cm (height)
11.8 cm (diameter)
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- Technique index
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Gaspard Farrer through The Art Fund, 1946.
- Accession no.
- EAX.1905
Glossary (2)
glaze, porcelain
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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porcelain
Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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