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Bowl

1730-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette and gilded. Outside, two ladies talking and two playing chess in a room with two dogs and a boy. Inside, a peony in colours and a border of pomegranate flowers and scrolling foliage in gold.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette and gilded, China, Qing dynasty
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette and gilded. Outside, two ladies talking and two playing chess in a room with two dogs and a boy. Inside, a peony in colours and a border of pomegranate flowers and scrolling foliage in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Styles
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
label
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan No. 552
Collection
Accession number
C.1447-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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