Bowl
1662-1722 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain. Circular, deep, with slightly out-turned rim. Painted outside with a bird, guelder-roses, plum blossom, and foliage, in enamels colours of the famille verte palette over a pale brown glaze. Inside the rim, a border of bamboo leaf and rosette diaper alternating with pairs of books, pictures and other emblems. At the bottom, a flower in red and green. The inside is glazed white.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
Brief description | Bowl of porcelain, painted in enamel colours of the famille verte palette over a pale brown glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
Physical description | Bowl of porcelain. Circular, deep, with slightly out-turned rim. Painted outside with a bird, guelder-roses, plum blossom, and foliage, in enamels colours of the famille verte palette over a pale brown glaze. Inside the rim, a border of bamboo leaf and rosette diaper alternating with pairs of books, pictures and other emblems. At the bottom, a flower in red and green. The inside is glazed white. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'zhi' in underglaze blue
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Credit line | Salting Bequest |
Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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Other number | Loan No. 264 |
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Accession number | C.1233-1910 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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