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Bowl

ca. 1750-1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
China (made)

Moulded gourd bowl, decorated on the exterior with shou characters under a ruyi head and between confronting bats, framed above and below by a band of key-fret pattern, the interior lined with silver.


Object details

Categories
Eating
Silver
Metalwork
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Gourd, moulded and silver-lined
Gourd
Silver
Moulded
Lined
Brief description
Bowl, moulded gourd lined with silver, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period (1736-1795), ca. 1750-1790
Physical description
Moulded gourd bowl, decorated on the exterior with shou characters under a ruyi head and between confronting bats, framed above and below by a band of key-fret pattern, the interior lined with silver.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5cm
  • Diameter: 11cm
Styles
Qing
Qianlong
Credit line
Sir John Addis Gift
Subjects depicted
Bats
Ruyi
Bibliographic references
  • Clunas, Craig. Chinese Carving. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 67, fig. 82.
  • Addis, J.M. 'Impressed Gourds'. Oriental Art, 1964. N.S. vol. X, no. 1, pp. 27-31. photo p. 28, no. 4.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.163-1975

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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