Bowl
1662-1722 (made)
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Porcelain bowl with underglaze blue decoration. It is painted on the outside with birds of the air flying to pay homage to the phoenix; on the interior bottom with the three legged toad, and border of floral sprays.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Jiajing mark) |
| Physical description | Porcelain bowl with underglaze blue decoration. It is painted on the outside with birds of the air flying to pay homage to the phoenix; on the interior bottom with the three legged toad, and border of floral sprays. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Jiajing nian zhi' in a double circle in underglaze blue
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Register |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 304 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.913-1910 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2008 |
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