Object Number 1955.0118.002 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

Dimensions (inches)

4.6 (H) , 6.79 (L) , 6.79 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.8 (H) , 17.25 (L) , 17.25 (W)

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