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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

1821-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain deep bowl with flared rim, painted in overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette with flowers and insects.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Bowl, painted in overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette with flowers and insects, China, Qing dynasty, Daoguang mark and period (1821-1850)
Physical description
Porcelain deep bowl with flared rim, painted in overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette with flowers and insects.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.4cm
  • Diameter: 13cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of Daoguang period
Object history
Purchased from Lady Alcock, accessioned in 1872. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Bought, £1 [435 to 482-1872]
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose, "What were the origins of Chinese famille rose?" in Orientations, May 2000, Hong Kong: Pacific Communications, p. 56, Fig. 5
Collection
Accession number
468-1872

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2009
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