Not currently on display at the V&A

Bowl

1622-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, incised with two five-clawed dragons pursuing pearls among clouds. Over this design are flowers in blue, purple and yellow enamels, with foliage in green enamel. The ground is of greenish-white wash with a slightly iridescent effect when held in certain lights.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, incised, enamelled
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain with incised and enamelled decoration; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, incised with two five-clawed dragons pursuing pearls among clouds. Over this design are flowers in blue, purple and yellow enamels, with foliage in green enamel. The ground is of greenish-white wash with a slightly iridescent effect when held in certain lights.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7cm
  • Diameter: 18.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'da qing Kangxi nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
    Translation
    Made in the Kangxi period of the great Qing dynasty
  • Transliteration
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.329-1931

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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