Browse: 10610 objects
- Reference URL
Actions
Water-dropper in the form of a carp
-
Details
- Associated place
- Date
-
18th century (1701 - 1800)
Choson Dynasty (1392 - 1910)
- Material and technique
- porcelain, with blue glaze
- Dimensions
- 3 x 7.7 x 7.2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
-
container › vessel › water-vessel › water-dropper,
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Cyril A. de Costa Andrade, 1961.
- Accession no.
- EA1961.3
Glossary (2)
glaze, porcelain
-
glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
-
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
-
- currently in research collection
Objects are sometimes moved to a different location. Our object location data is usually updated on a monthly basis. Contact the Jameel Study Centre if you are planning to visit the museum to see a particular object on display, or would like to arrange an appointment to see an object in our reserve collections.
© 2013 University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum