Flask
1451-1500 (made)
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Pilgrim flask painted in cobalt blue with flowers and arabesques. Neck cut down.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted |
| Brief description | Pilgrim flask, porcelain painted with cobalt blue flowers and arabesques, Ming, made in Jingdezhen, 1451-1500 |
| Physical description | Pilgrim flask painted in cobalt blue with flowers and arabesques. Neck cut down. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. From the RICHARD collection, Iran |
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| Accession number | 1335-1876 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2000 |
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