Bowl
1621-1627 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain, painted in two shades of green, yellow and manganese-purple. The sides perforated with trellis-work, except for two panels of pine-trees and two lions in relief. Borders of clouds and scrollwork.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain decorated with openwork and applied reliefs, painted in polychrome enamels |
Brief description | Bowl, porcelain decorated with openwork and applied reliefs, painted in polychrome enamels, China, Ming dynasty, Tianqi period (with Chenghua mark) |
Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, painted in two shades of green, yellow and manganese-purple. The sides perforated with trellis-work, except for two panels of pine-trees and two lions in relief. Borders of clouds and scrollwork. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in underglaze blue
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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 | Attribution date from inventory record |
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Other number | Loan no. 189 |
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Accession number | C.1017-1910 |
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Record created | March 2, 2009 |
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