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Bowl
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Bowl
- Place of origin:
Jingdezhen, China (made)
- Date:
1662-1722 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
- Credit Line:
Salting Bequest
- Museum number:
C.914-1910
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case 11, shelf 5
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue on the outside with the birds of the air flying to pay homage to the phoenix. Inside, on the bottom, the three-legged toad. Border of floral sprays.
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen, China (made)
Date
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Jiajing nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue Made in the Jiajing period of the great Ming dynasty
Dimensions
Height: 9.5 cm, Diameter: 19.4 cm
Descriptive line
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Jiajing mark)
Production Note
Register
Materials
Porcelain; Cobalt oxide
Techniques
Painted; Glazed; Blue and white
Subjects depicted
Floral patterns; Birds; Phoenix; Toad (amphibian)
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
EAS
