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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

1723-35 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain bowl, painted in polychrome enamels with two large peonies and scrolling foliage on a ruby red ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels on a ruby red ground, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-35)
Physical description
Porcelain bowl, painted in polychrome enamels with two large peonies and scrolling foliage on a ruby red ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Yongzheng yu zhi' in underglaze blue on the base
Translation
Made in the Yongzheng period of the great Qing dynasty
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
651A-1907

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Record createdDecember 11, 2008
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