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Figure (Fish (carp))
1760-1800
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
China or Japan; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2890
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2890
Object Name
Figure (Fish (carp))
Category
Ceramics
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) x 7.047 (W) x 13.228 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.1 (H) x 17.9 (W) x 33.6 (L)
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. 1760-80Book: Sargent, William R. 2014 Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection.
• Carp tureen: pp. 78-79, no. 10, 1765-75Book: 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