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Lidded bowl

Lidded bowl

  • Place of origin:

    Beijing, China (made)

  • Date:

    1736-1795 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Lacquer

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Sir Harry Garner and Lady Garner

  • Museum number:

    FE.66&A-1974

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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The red lacquer bowl with lid and thin luted sides was produced by highly specialised craftsmen employed at the imperial court of Beijing. The interior of the bowl and the cover have a gilt incised inscription of a poem by the emperor Qianlong (1736-1795), comparing the object to a chrysanthemum flower. Both parts also bear the four character seal of his reign period. The date in the inscription corresponds to 1776.

Physical description

Fluted red lacquer bowl and lid shaped as chrisantemum petals. A poem of the emperor Qianlong is inscribed on the inner surface of both bowl and cover and both part bear the Qianlong seal mark.

Place of Origin

Beijing, China (made)

Date

1736-1795 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Lacquer

Marks and inscriptions

[Bowl] Four characters of Qianlong seal mark
[Bowl] Gilt incised inscription of a poem comparing the bowl to a chrisantemum flower
[Lid] Four characters of Qianlong seal mark
[Lid] Gilt incised inscription of a poem comparing the bowl to a chrisantemum flower

Dimensions

Diameter: 11.2 cm, Height: 10.5 cm with lid

Object history note

1935: E.A. Parry
? Percival David
1964: Harry Garner

Descriptive line

Red lacquer bowl and lid, China, Qianlong reign period (1736-95)

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Rose Kerr (ed.), Chinese Art and Design. The T.T.Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, p. 23, fig. 2

Exhibition History

Chinese and Associated Lacquer from the Garner Collection (British Museum 01/01/1973-31/12/2002)
Oriental Ceramic Society Ch'ing Exhibition (Oriental Ceramic Society, London 01/01/1964-31/12/1964)
International Exhibition of Chinese Art (Royal Academy of Arts 01/01/1935-31/12/1936)

Techniques

Gilding; Incising

Categories

Lacquerware

Collection code

EAS

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