Bowl
1662-1722 (made)
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Porcelain bowl painted in underglaze blue. On the outside, the flowers of the Four Seasons; border of key pattern deeply carved in. Inside, a projecting boss surrounded by the Eight Treasures; and four figures of the flower fairy.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Porcelain bowl painted in underglaze blue. On the outside, the flowers of the Four Seasons; border of key pattern deeply carved in. Inside, a projecting boss surrounded by the Eight Treasures; and four figures of the flower fairy. |
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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. Manuscript note on bottom of bowl: "Mr. Fortune says these are particularly fine and very rare china." i.e. presumably Robert Fortune, author of "A Residence among the Chinese". (1857). |
| Production | Register |
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| Other number | Loan no. 530 |
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| Accession number | C.941-1910 |
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| Record created | December 19, 2008 |
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