Bowl
1450-1500 (made)
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Bowl of grey porcellaneous stoneware, covered with a celadon glaze. Decorated with moulded design taken from the drama "Pipa ji" (The Lute). Inside are three large radiating panels containing i) a horseman and attendant on foot, ii) two figures, iii) two figures, an inscribed cartouche attached to each scene; in the intermediate spaces are lattice-work and vases. The base has been broken and ground down.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with moulded decoration under celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Longquan ware. Bowl, stoneware with moulded design taken from the drama "Pipa ji" (The Lute); China, Ming dynasty |
| Physical description | Bowl of grey porcellaneous stoneware, covered with a celadon glaze. Decorated with moulded design taken from the drama "Pipa ji" (The Lute). Inside are three large radiating panels containing i) a horseman and attendant on foot, ii) two figures, iii) two figures, an inscribed cartouche attached to each scene; in the intermediate spaces are lattice-work and vases. The base has been broken and ground down. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Literary reference | Pipa Ji (The Lute) |
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| Accession number | C.843-1936 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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