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Ewer
- Artist
- China
- Date
- 16th century (Ming dynasty)
- Medium
- White porcelain in the form of a pair of mandarin ducks, the male with head raised, the female with head resting on male's back, with cobalt oxide underglaze design of lotus buds, flowers and seed pods; aquatic grasses; butterflies; Buddhist symbols and water patterns (stopper missing)
- Dimensions
- 16 x 18 x 12cm
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs Arija Austin in memory of her husband Mr Richard Wigram Locke Austin AO OBE, The Order of the Rising Sun Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon [Japan], through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Exhibition history
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Cite this work
China, Ewer, 16th century (Ming dynasty), White porcelain in the form of a pair of mandarin ducks, the male with head raised, the female with head resting on male's back, with cobalt oxide underglaze design of lotus buds, flowers and seed pods; aquatic grasses; butterflies; Buddhist symbols and water patterns (stopper missing), Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
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Gift of Mrs Arija Austin in memory of her husband Mr Richard Wigram Locke Austin AO OBE, The Order of the Rising Sun Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon [Japan], through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation 2005. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Metadata sourced from Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art open data collection
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