Bowl
1662-1722 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain, with everted rim. On the outside, incised with two dragons pursuing pearls; over them painted in yellow, manganese-purple and two shades of green are two branches of blossom and two butterflies.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with incised decoration, painted in coloured glazes |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain with incised decoration, painted in coloured glazes, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, with everted rim. On the outside, incised with two dragons pursuing pearls; over them painted in yellow, manganese-purple and two shades of green are two branches of blossom and two butterflies. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing Kangxi nian zhi' in a double circle, 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 | label |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 277 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1040-1910 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2009 |
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