Bowl and Lid
ca. 1850 (made)
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This bowl is an example of Bencharong bowl, produced in Guangdong in south China specifically for the Thai market. Chinese potters have a long history of making shapes to meet the specific needs of European and Asian export markets. The trading companies supplied models and patterns to Chinese potters, who could copy them using their skills and local resources. Some southern Chinese kilns specialised in export wares for southeast Asia; one of them was Bencharong (‘five-coloured’) ware.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Bowl and lid, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels, made for the Thai market, Guangdong, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Porcelain bowl and lid painted in polychrome enamels. The sides of the bowl are rounded above the foot, rise steeply and spread out gently at the mouth. The foot is deep and splayed outwards. The lid is a flattened dome from the centre of which rises a stupa-like finial in three diminishing stories, surmounted by a knob. The sides of the jar and surface of the lid are painted with flowers on a red ground, flanked by narrow floral borders in green, red and yellow. |
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| Gallery label | Bencharong bowl for the Thai market
China, Guangdong, about 1850, painted in enamels
Museum no. C.110&A-1957. Given by Mrs Violet E. Lloyd(September 2009) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Violet E. Lloyd |
| Object history | Made for the Thai market. |
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| Summary | This bowl is an example of Bencharong bowl, produced in Guangdong in south China specifically for the Thai market. Chinese potters have a long history of making shapes to meet the specific needs of European and Asian export markets. The trading companies supplied models and patterns to Chinese potters, who could copy them using their skills and local resources. Some southern Chinese kilns specialised in export wares for southeast Asia; one of them was Bencharong (‘five-coloured’) ware. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.121, pl.174 |
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| Accession number | C.110&A-1957 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2009 |
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