Model of a group of nuts and seeds in a basket
Model
1650-1750 (made), early 20th century (made)
1650-1750 (made), early 20th century (made)
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Model of a basket of nuts and seeds including a chestnut, water chestnut, walnut, water caltrop, dried lychee and peanuts, all realistically modelled in brown, red and buff clays, with touches of darker pigment. On the tiny lotus seed is the square seal 'He cun', which is one of the marks of the potter Chen Mingyuan, active in the early Qing period.
Object details
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| Title | Model of a group of nuts and seeds in a basket (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Red stoneware, hand modelled |
| Brief description | Yixing ware. Model of a group of nuts and seeds in a basket, colored stoneware clays, with mark of Chen Mingyuan, Yixing, China, 1650-1750 or early 20th century |
| Physical description | Model of a basket of nuts and seeds including a chestnut, water chestnut, walnut, water caltrop, dried lychee and peanuts, all realistically modelled in brown, red and buff clays, with touches of darker pigment. On the tiny lotus seed is the square seal 'He cun', which is one of the marks of the potter Chen Mingyuan, active in the early Qing period. |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Marks and inscriptions | 鶴邨 (Seal mark, alias of Chen Mingyuan)
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| Object history | With padded box, with label 'Chen Mingyuan woven cane'. Historical significance: Chen Mingyuan excelled in making small naturalistic objects for the scholar's desk, and several loose nuts or groups of nuts are known. Nut teapots, using contrasting clays, are also common; but a basket of nuts by Chen has not previously been recorded. |
| Production | made with zisha clay; mould made |
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| Accession number | FE.19-1983 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2005 |
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