Bowl
1700-1750 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels and gilt in Imari style. On the outside is a repeating design of flowering trees, pagodas, mountains and clouds, interrupted by shaped panels enclosing floral ornament. Round the interior is a narrow border composed of the same motives, while in the bottom in a circular medallion is a pavilion and a pomegranate tree growing from a large vase.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in cobalt blue and coloured enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Chinese Imari. Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels and gilt, China, Qing dynasty, 1700-1750 |
| Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels and gilt in Imari style. On the outside is a repeating design of flowering trees, pagodas, mountains and clouds, interrupted by shaped panels enclosing floral ornament. Round the interior is a narrow border composed of the same motives, while in the bottom in a circular medallion is a pavilion and a pomegranate tree growing from a large vase. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A fungus, in blue |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Marie Adeline Dumergue |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mrs. Marie Adeline Dumergue, accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | C.90-1912 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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