Unknown Chinese
Ewer

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Ewer
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Maker
Maker
CultureChinese; French
Titles
  • Ewer
DatePorcelain c. 1735–1775, ormulu c. 1775
MediumPorcelain and gilt bronze
Dimensions26 × 11 15/16 × 9 5/8 in. (66 × 30.4 × 24.5 cm)
Credit LineHorace Wood Brock Collection, museum purchase funded by Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2021.361
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
Provenance[Sale Christie's, London, December 7, 1995, lot 74] [...]; [Sale Christie's Paris, 29 April 2014, lot 169]; [Pascal Izarn, Paris]; Horace Wood Brock
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[None]
[None]
Chinese marks on base

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