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Bowl

Bowl

  • Place of origin:

    China (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1730-1750 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Porcelain decorated with overglaze enamels and gilding

  • Credit Line:

    Salting Bequest

  • Museum number:

    C.1471-1910

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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This bowl was made in the kilns of Jingdezhen in southern China, at a time when large quantities of mass-produced porcelain were shipped to the European markets by state companies and private merchants. In about 1730, the potters in Jingdezhen already mastered the use of pink enamel, which had been introduced in the colour palette for decorating porcelain, glass and metals a decade earlier. Due to the predominance of pink, this kind of porcelain was called famille rose by European collectors of the mid 1800s.

Physical description

Porcelain bowl decorated with overglaze enamels in the famille rose colour scheme and gilding, with six panels containing landscapes painted in black and enclosed in brocade diapers; inside, six fishes and water-weeds, and borders of lotus scrolls and diaper with four reserved panels of emblems.

Place of Origin

China (made)

Date

ca. 1730-1750 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Porcelain decorated with overglaze enamels and gilding

Dimensions

Diameter: 38.6 cm From register (15.2 in), Height: 16.2 cm From register (6.4 in)

Descriptive line

Porcelain bowl decorated with overglaze enamels of the famille rose type and gilding, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1730-1750

Labels and date

Bowl
Porcelain with decoration in overglaze enamels and gilding.
Swimming carp with landscape panels on the outside.
About 1730-1750
Salting Bequest [1987]

Materials

Porcelain; Enamel

Techniques

Gilding; Overglazing

Subjects depicted

Landscapes; Scrolls; Fishes

Categories

Porcelain; Household objects; Ceramics

Collection code

EAS

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