Bowl
1723-1735 (made)
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This bowl was produced in the Jingdezhen kilns of southern China during the Yongzheng reign (1723-35). By this time, the potters already mastered the use of the pink enamel, which was introduced in the colour palette used for decorating porcelain, glass and enamelled metals in about 1720.
The design of flowers painted against an opaque colour ground is similar to compositions used on cloisonné and enamelled metals of the same period. This kind of porcelain was produced for the court, and usually bears the yu zhi imperial mark. It has been suggested that these pieces were decorated at the Palace workshops in Beijing; in fact, only a few objects can be attributed to this exclusive manufacture with certainty.
This style was adopted on imperial porcelain until the 19th century, and later imitations were made during the Republican period after the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911.
The design of flowers painted against an opaque colour ground is similar to compositions used on cloisonné and enamelled metals of the same period. This kind of porcelain was produced for the court, and usually bears the yu zhi imperial mark. It has been suggested that these pieces were decorated at the Palace workshops in Beijing; in fact, only a few objects can be attributed to this exclusive manufacture with certainty.
This style was adopted on imperial porcelain until the 19th century, and later imitations were made during the Republican period after the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels on a ruby red ground |
| Brief description | Porcelain bowl painted in polychrome enamels over a ruby ground, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723-35) |
| Physical description | Porcelain bowl painted in polychrome enamels with two large stylised peonies and scrolls over a ruby red ground; imperial four-characters mark in underglaze blue on the base |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Yongzheng yu zhi' in a double square in underglaze blue on the base
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| Gallery label | Bowl
China, Yongzheng reign and mark, 1723-35
Museum no. 651-1907, Julia C. Gulland Gift(2009) |
| Credit line | Given by Julia C. Gulland |
| Object history | Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | This bowl was produced in the Jingdezhen kilns of southern China during the Yongzheng reign (1723-35). By this time, the potters already mastered the use of the pink enamel, which was introduced in the colour palette used for decorating porcelain, glass and enamelled metals in about 1720. The design of flowers painted against an opaque colour ground is similar to compositions used on cloisonné and enamelled metals of the same period. This kind of porcelain was produced for the court, and usually bears the yu zhi imperial mark. It has been suggested that these pieces were decorated at the Palace workshops in Beijing; in fact, only a few objects can be attributed to this exclusive manufacture with certainty. This style was adopted on imperial porcelain until the 19th century, and later imitations were made during the Republican period after the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911. |
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| Accession number | 651-1907 |
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| Record created | August 22, 2008 |
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