Bowl
1662-1722 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain, with wavy edge. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. The lower half outside moulded with lotus petal panels, containing alternately a butterfly and a flower. Above, alternate butterflies and flowers. Inside, on the bottom, a butterfly and floral sprays.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Chenghua mark) |
| Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, with wavy edge. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette. The lower half outside moulded with lotus petal panels, containing alternately a butterfly and a flower. Above, alternate butterflies and flowers. Inside, on the bottom, a butterfly and floral sprays. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in a double circle, 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. |
| Production | Register |
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| Other number | Loan No. 268 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1323-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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