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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

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

Porcelain bowl painted in polychrome enamels. On the outside with sprays of peony, lotus, prunus and begonia, on two of which birds are perched, on a third spray is a mantis. Inside, on the bottom is a flower.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in polychrome enamel, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-35)
Physical description
Porcelain bowl painted in polychrome enamels. On the outside with sprays of peony, lotus, prunus and begonia, on two of which birds are perched, on a third spray is a mantis. Inside, on the bottom is a flower.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 21cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' in underglaze blue
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.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
654-1907

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Record createdDecember 11, 2008
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