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Bowl

1890-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.3cm
  • Diameter: 11.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
招財進寶 (Square mark in red on base)
Translation
Attract wealth and invite treasures
Transliteration
Zhao cai jin bao
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.
Collection
Accession number
FE.62-2014

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2014
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