Bowl
1573-1620 (made)
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This bowl is covered in a high fired monochrome blue glaze. The decoration of carp and aquatic plants is painted on top of the glaze using a thick white slip. Both the interior and the base are glazed white and the base carries a six character Wanli reign mark in underglaze blue. The use of contrasting slip decoration on monochrome grounds became popular during the Wanli (1573-1620) period, though they were based on precedents first successfully established during the Yuan period (1279-1368).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in white slip over blue glaze |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain painted in white slip over blue glaze; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620) |
| Physical description | Porcelain bowl, with gently rising sides and slight everted rim. Covered with a dark blue glaze and decorated with carp and aquatic plants in thick white slip, over the glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Wanli nian zhi' within a double circle in blue
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| Credit line | Given from the Bloxam Collection |
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| Summary | This bowl is covered in a high fired monochrome blue glaze. The decoration of carp and aquatic plants is painted on top of the glaze using a thick white slip. Both the interior and the base are glazed white and the base carries a six character Wanli reign mark in underglaze blue. The use of contrasting slip decoration on monochrome grounds became popular during the Wanli (1573-1620) period, though they were based on precedents first successfully established during the Yuan period (1279-1368). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.127-1928 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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