Bowl
first half of the 17th century (made)
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Bowl of porcelain, the outside painted in blue with birds and bamboo, and the inside with flowers and insects.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, China, Ming dynasty, first half of the 17th century, with Jiajing mark |
| Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, the outside painted in blue with birds and bamboo, and the inside with flowers and insects. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark of Jiajing period (1522-66) |
| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. From the RICHARD collection, Iran. |
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| Accession number | 1616-1876 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2000 |
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