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Tureen (Water buffalo or ox-head tureen)
1750-1760
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.0568 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0568 A, B
Object Name
Tureen (Water buffalo or ox-head tureen)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1750-1760
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
15.354 (H) x 14.055 (W) x 14.764 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
39 (H) x 35.7 (W) x 37.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 59Book: Sargent, William R. 2014 Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection.
• Similar model of tureen, painted in shades of gray, rather than brown: p. 266, no. 107, discussing varuiations on painted details, 1770-90Book: Sargent, William R. 1991 The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures.
• Similar object: pp. 200-201, no. 97Book: Fennimore, Donald L. & Halfpenny, Patricia A. 2000 The Campbell Collection of Soup Tureens at Winterthur.
• Similar object: pp.88-89.Catalogue: Sotheby's (auction catalogue).
• Same form tureen in polychrome floral enamel pattern: Rockefeller sale (NY), January 18, 2019, lot 318