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Basin, Basin

This is a basin. It was manufactured by Unknown and after Nicolas Arnoult. It is dated 1685–1700 and we acquired it in 2020. Its medium is porcelain. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 7 × 34.3 cm (2 3/4 × 13 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

reverse [in underglaze blue]: six-character Kangxi mark ('Da Qing Kang Xi Nian Zhi') within a double circle

Cite this object as

Basin, Basin; After Nicolas Arnoult; Manufactured by Unknown (Chinese); porcelain; H x diam.: 7 × 34.3 cm (2 3/4 × 13 1/2 in.); Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund; 2020-4-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Foreign Exchange.

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