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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
China, Room 44, The T.T. Tsui Gallery

Bowl

1723-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

Porcelain bowl, four-lobed, painted in underglaze blue with four panels containing alternately a dragon chasing a pearl and a phoenix among clouds; on the bottom inside a phoenix among clouds in a four-lobed medallion. Round the rim inside and outside is a border of prunus flowers among waves and spirals.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Jingdezhen, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735)
Physical description
Porcelain bowl, four-lobed, painted in underglaze blue with four panels containing alternately a dragon chasing a pearl and a phoenix among clouds; on the bottom inside a phoenix among clouds in a four-lobed medallion. Round the rim inside and outside is a border of prunus flowers among waves and spirals.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Diameter: 19.1cm
From register
Styles
Qing
Yongzheng
Marks and inscriptions
Six-character mark 'Da Qing Yong zheng nian zhi' in underglaze blue on the base
Translation
Made in the Yongzheng period of the Great Qing dynasty
Gallery label
  • Lobed bowl Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue with dragons and phoenixes, in imitation of Ming dynasty style CHINESE; mark and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735) Julia C Gulland Gift 598-1907(1988)
  • Bowl Yongzheng reign period 1723-1735 The phoenix is believed to appear in times of peace and prosperity. The combination with the dragon is one of the most auspicious symbols, representing good fortune and happiness. Porcelain painted in cobalt blue Yongzheng mark on base Jingdezhen kilns, south China Julia C. Gulland Gift Museum no. 598-1907(2009)
Credit line
Julia C. Gulland Gift
Object history
Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Dragons
Pearls
Phoenix Birds
Clouds
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
598-1907

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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