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Bowl

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, yellow ground inside and out, painted also in green and manganese-purple. Outside are four lions and mythical animals, separated by emblems, upon a rocky sea. Inside, sprays of chrysanthemum, lotus, blossom and butterflies.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in coloured enamels on the biscuit
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in coloured enamels on the biscuit, China, Qing dynasty
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, yellow ground inside and out, painted also in green and manganese-purple. Outside are four lions and mythical animals, separated by emblems, upon a rocky sea. Inside, sprays of chrysanthemum, lotus, blossom and butterflies.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
  • Diameter: 17.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'da ming Jiajing nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
    Translation
    Made in the Jiajing period of the great Ming dynasty
  • Transliteration
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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.
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 2431
Collection
Accession number
C.1005-1910

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Record createdFebruary 27, 2009
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