Bowl
ca. 1750-1790 (made)
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Moulded gourd bowl, decoratred with four sets of lotus with leaves, the interior lacquered plain black, base marked in raised relief with 'Qianlong shang wan'.
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Materials and techniques | Gourd, moulded, lacquered and gilt |
Brief description | Bowl, moulded gourd lacquered and gilt, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign mark and period (1736-1795), ca. 1750-1790 |
Physical description | Moulded gourd bowl, decoratred with four sets of lotus with leaves, the interior lacquered plain black, base marked in raised relief with 'Qianlong shang wan'. |
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Marks and inscriptions | On the base in raised relief with four-character 'Qian long shang wan' mark
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Credit line | Sir John Addis Gift |
Object history | From Register: The lacquering may possibly be a later repainting over an original gilt design which had worn off. Joins of the wooden mould visible. |
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Accession number | FE.162-1975 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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