Inkstand (Inkwell or standish)

Museum Object Number 1955.0118.001 A- E

Object Name

Inkstand (Inkwell or standish)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Date

1750-1760

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded, Pierced

Dimensions (inches)

4.685 (H) , 6.933 (L) , 6.933 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.9 (H) , 17.61 (L) , 17.61 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements taken of 1955.0118.001 A. Height measurement taken without candle.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Mezin, Louis. 2002 Cargaisons de Chine: Porcelaines de la Compagnie des Indes du Musee de Loriant.
• Quite similar (with differences in painted details) "escritoire" (inkwell): p. 66, no. 46, Qianlong (1736-95), c. 1755