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Cistern or fountain (Wall cistern or fountain or lavabo)
1690-1720
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Brass
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.0769 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0769 A, B
Object Name
Cistern or fountain (Wall cistern or fountain or lavabo)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1690-1720
Subject(s)
- Flowers
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Brass
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
- Carved
Dimensions (inches)
17.75 (H) x 6.5 (D) x 9.25 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.085 (H) x 16.51 (D) x 23.495 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements given are only of porcelain portion of fountain.
Depth (with spout): 10"
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: pp. 32-33Book: Casa-Museu, Anastácio Gonçalves, et al. 1996 Chinese Export Porcelain from the Museum of Anastacio Goncalves, Lisbon. 287 p.
• Example of similar fountain, pp.222-23, fig. 125Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Discussion of famille vert: pp. 113-121Book: Howard, David Sanctuary. 1994 The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection.
• Wall cistern in very similar form in Imari colors, without shell and dolphin at top: p. 215, no. 252, arms of Brydges and Willoughby. Suggests used to serve water or wash hands.Book: Sargent, William R. 2012 Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics at the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Image of a rectangular fountain and discussion of fountains: pp. 134-135, no. 44.Book: Sargent, William R. 2012 Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics at the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Similar form fountain and bowl: pp. 178-180, no. 178.Catalogue: S. Marchant & Son. 2004 Recent Acquisitions 2004.
• Similar form fountain and bowl with famille verte fish and crab motifs: pp. 56-57, Kangxi (1662-1722), c. 1710 based on colors and painting style.Catalogue: Chan, Libby Lai-Pak. 2018 East Meets West: Maritime Silk Routes in the 13th-18th Centuries (exhib. cat.).
• Similar form fountain and bowl with famille verte fish and crab motifs: p. 264, Kangxi (1662-1722)Book: Castelluccio, Stephanie. 2013 Collecting Chinese and Japanese Porcelain in Pre-Revolutionary Paris.
• Discussion of Chinese famille verte, five-color, and wucai wares: pp. 90-93