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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 bowl, on the inside painted with lamps and hanging pendants in blue, the outside, in enamel colours and gilding, with medallions containing lamps, vases, and emblems, on a crimson ground incised with scrolls and ornamented with formal flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with painted and incised decoration
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain with painted and incised decoration, China, Qing dynasty, Daoguang mark and period (1821-1850)
Physical description
Porcelain bowl, on the inside painted with lamps and hanging pendants in blue, the outside, in enamel colours and gilding, with medallions containing lamps, vases, and emblems, on a crimson ground incised with scrolls and ornamented with formal flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Seal mark of Daoguang period
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell, accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
86-1883

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Record createdJanuary 22, 2009
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