Bowl
1890-1930 (made)
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Bowl, porcelain decorated with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, with high rounded sides, an everted gilt-edged rim and straight footring, the exterior on both sides are decorated on a white ground with a bird perched on a rock surrounded by floral sprays; the inside well featuring a double ring medallion in underglaze blue enclosing plum blossoms in a vessel; the base with a border of ruyi sceptre heads in aqua green with red outline; the inner rim with a border of floral scrolls. Mark on base.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
Brief description | Bowl, porcelain decorated with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, Chinese export to Southeast Asia, 1890-1930 |
Physical description | Bowl, porcelain decorated with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, with high rounded sides, an everted gilt-edged rim and straight footring, the exterior on both sides are decorated on a white ground with a bird perched on a rock surrounded by floral sprays; the inside well featuring a double ring medallion in underglaze blue enclosing plum blossoms in a vessel; the base with a border of ruyi sceptre heads in aqua green with red outline; the inner rim with a border of floral scrolls. Mark on base. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 招財進寶 (Square mark in red on base)
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Credit line | Given by Mrs M. Joan Stewart |
Object history | Collected by Mrs M. Joanna Stewart when she was residing in Malaysia from 1962 to 1979. |
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Accession number | FE.62-2014 |
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Record created | September 7, 2014 |
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