Bowl
1662-1722 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Porcelain bowl painted in underglaze blue. On the outside, a terrace with four figures engaged in a game of chess and three carving a name on a tree. Inside, a dwarf pine tree on the bottom; border of plum blossoms and cracked ice.
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 Chenghua mark) |
| Physical description | Porcelain bowl painted in underglaze blue. On the outside, a terrace with four figures engaged in a game of chess and three carving a name on a tree. Inside, a dwarf pine tree on the bottom; border of plum blossoms and cracked ice. |
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| Styles | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Chenghua 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. 311 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.931-1910 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2008 |
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