Bowl
ca. 1700 (made), ca. 1700-1710 (decorated)
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Teabowl or small bowl of standard Chinese shape, the exterior with pale brown 'Batavian' glaze enamelled in opaque white, iron red and green with stylised flowers and an insect; the interior rim painted in underglaze blue with hatched band, and the interior enamelled in iron red, green and blue with a central floral motif encircled in red, and with a band of stylised flowers and cockerels; marked inside foot with a hatched triangle within two concentric circles in underglaze blue; circular paper label printed 'BMW' in monogram and 'Bernard Watney Collection'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, thrown, turned and painted in underglaze blue before glazing and firing; enamelled |
| Brief description | Small bowl or teabowl with 'Batavian' glaze, Chinese, ca. 1700, enamelled in London with stylised flowers and cockerels ca. 1700-1710 |
| Physical description | Teabowl or small bowl of standard Chinese shape, the exterior with pale brown 'Batavian' glaze enamelled in opaque white, iron red and green with stylised flowers and an insect; the interior rim painted in underglaze blue with hatched band, and the interior enamelled in iron red, green and blue with a central floral motif encircled in red, and with a band of stylised flowers and cockerels; marked inside foot with a hatched triangle within two concentric circles in underglaze blue; circular paper label printed 'BMW' in monogram and 'Bernard Watney Collection'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Errol Manners in memory of Bernard Watney |
| Production | Made and painted in underglaze blue in Jingdezhen, China; enamelled at a later date in London. |
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| Accession number | C.11-2005 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2005 |
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