Bowl
1426-1435 (made)
| Place of origin |
This bowl is made of white porcelain painted with cobalt blue under the glaze. It is painted on the exterior with a design of peony scrolls and a stylised lotus petal border. It was made in the city of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, south east China. Jingdezhen was the major production centre for blue and white porcelain in China and the workshops there fulfilled famously vast imperial orders during the Ming period (1366-1644). The reign mark on the base of the bowl and the quality of materials and appearance indicate that it was made as part of an imperial order. Imperial wares were strictly reserved for the use of the imperial household and as tributary gifts.
Object details
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| Brief description | Blue and white porcelain bowl |
| Physical description | Blue and white porcelain bowl with shallow rising sides and a low foot. Painted on the exterior with peony scrolls and a stylised lotus petal border, the interior with a stylised floral motif. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | Six character reign mark inside a double roundel on the base: 'Da Ming Xuande nian zhi'
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| Gallery label | Bowl
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue with peony scroll design
Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period. |
| Historical context | A similar bowl belonging to J-P Dubosc was exhibited at the Venice exhibition in 1924 (?), Col no. 651 together with an 18th century copy. A similar (if not the same) pair are now in the museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm |
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| Summary | This bowl is made of white porcelain painted with cobalt blue under the glaze. It is painted on the exterior with a design of peony scrolls and a stylised lotus petal border. It was made in the city of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province, south east China. Jingdezhen was the major production centre for blue and white porcelain in China and the workshops there fulfilled famously vast imperial orders during the Ming period (1366-1644). The reign mark on the base of the bowl and the quality of materials and appearance indicate that it was made as part of an imperial order. Imperial wares were strictly reserved for the use of the imperial household and as tributary gifts. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.31-1953 |
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| Record created | December 1, 2008 |
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