Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

1736-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl with rounded sides and everted lip; small foot. Painted round the outside is a lotus scroll above a border of lotus panels and in a medallion inside on the bottom an inscription in Arabic: 'Bismillah al Rahman al Rahimm' (In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, with Arabic inscription; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
Physical description
Bowl with rounded sides and everted lip; small foot. Painted round the outside is a lotus scroll above a border of lotus panels and in a medallion inside on the bottom an inscription in Arabic: 'Bismillah al Rahman al Rahimm' (In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate).
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • Arabic inscription: 'Bismillah al Rahman al Rahimm'
    Translation
    In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
  • Mark: 'Qianlong nian zhi' in underglaze blue on the base
    Translation
    Made in the Qianlong period
Credit line
Given by Miss Dorothy Bushell
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.121-1975

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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