Bowl
1522-1566 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain, decorated in red enamel. Four-sided expanding upwards to a slightly spreading rim. Painted outside with fruiting peach trees, stem twisted to form shou and fu characters. Inside at the bottom, a "jewel" on a stylised lotus (or lingzhi fungus) with scrolled foliage in a double square; narrow border of phoenixes and similar flowers and foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in red enamel |
| Brief description | Square bowl, porcelain painted in red enamel, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-66) |
| Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, decorated in red enamel. Four-sided expanding upwards to a slightly spreading rim. Painted outside with fruiting peach trees, stem twisted to form shou and fu characters. Inside at the bottom, a "jewel" on a stylised lotus (or lingzhi fungus) with scrolled foliage in a double square; narrow border of phoenixes and similar flowers and foliage. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Jiajing nian zhi' in underglaze blue
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr H. B. Harris |
| Production | label |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 163 |
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| Accession number | C.109-1929 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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