Bowl
1723-1735 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels in the doucai technique with the Three Star Gods of Daoism. Inside is the Shou Xing (Shou Lao), with a deer and lingzhi fungus emblematical of longevity. On the outside are Fu Xing and Lu Xing on the shore of a sea in the midst of which is a temple.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain, with doucai decoration, China, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period, 1723-35 |
| Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels in the doucai technique with the Three Star Gods of Daoism. Inside is the Shou Xing (Shou Lao), with a deer and lingzhi fungus emblematical of longevity. On the outside are Fu Xing and Lu Xing on the shore of a sea in the midst of which is a temple. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' in underglaze blue
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. 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. Previously on long term loan to Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, from 1962. |
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| Accession number | 643A-1907 |
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| Record created | October 29, 2008 |
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