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

Bowl

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
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

Categories
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Chenghua period of the great Ming dynasty
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 createdDecember 19, 2008
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