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Bowl

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Outside with scene from a love story; flaring rim with trellis diaper. Inside, a border of lozenge diaper round the rim with four reserved panels containing lotus, prunus, peony and chrysanthemum; on the bottom little boys playing in a garden.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Outside with scene from a love story; flaring rim with trellis diaper. Inside, a border of lozenge diaper round the rim with four reserved panels containing lotus, prunus, peony and chrysanthemum; on the bottom little boys playing in a garden.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Diameter: 20cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'da qing Kangxi nian zhi' on base
    Translation
    Made in the Kangxi period of the great Qing dynasty
  • Transliteration
    .
Credit line
Given by Mr R. Clarke Edwards
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan No. 9
Collection
Accession number
C.289-1918

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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