Object Number 1959.2890

Object Name

Figure (Fish (carp))

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

China or Japan, Asia

Origin Notes

Origin of Japan from 3/25/81-Phil Curtis. Sargent suggests these carp were made in China and Japan.

Date

1760-1800

Materials

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

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

6.732 (H) , 13.228 (L) , 7.047 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.1 (H) , 33.6 (L) , 17.9 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Sargent, William R. 1991 The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures.
• Two carp tureens: pp. 376-77, no. 205, with arms of Olza family of Navarre, Spain. 1760-80
[Book] Sargent, William R. 2014 Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection.
• Carp tureen: pp. 78-79, no. 10, 1765-75
[Book] Mudge, Jean McClure. 1986 Chinese Export Porcelain in North America. 300 p.
• Carp tureen with arms of Galvez: p. 55, no. 65, c, 1775-1800