Bowl
1821-1850 (made)
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Bowls with 'medallion' decoration are both numerous and popular with collectors, and the V&A possesses examples with a variety of coloured grounds. This bowl, one of a pair, is painted in an interesting combination of underglaze and overglaze colours. The inside bears scenes in underglaze blue, while the same subjects (a story about the Herdsman and the Weavergirl, mythical figures corresponding to the star constellations Aquila and Vega) are repeated in delicate enamelled 'medallions' outside, set in a thick blue enamelled ground that has been engraved while still wet with feathery scroll patterns. The piece exemplifies the manner typical of the Daoguang era (1821-1850), combining a number of disparate colours, textures and motifs in an integrated scheme.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted with coloured enamels |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain decorated in enamels outside and underglaze blue inside with the reign period mark of Daoguang (1821-1850), Chinese. |
| Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, one of a pair, painted inside in blue and outside in enamel colours in reserved white medallions on a blue ground, with painted cloud forms and incised feathery scrolls |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Da Qing Dao guang nianzhi' on the base
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| Gallery label | Bowl
China, Daoguang reign and mark, 1821-50, painted in underglaze blue, with medallions
The maker incised a scroll pattern in the thick enamel ground while it was still wet.
Museum no. 668-1903, W.H. Cope Bequest(2009) |
| Credit line | W.H. Cope Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. W. H. Cope, accessioned in 1903. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | Bowls with 'medallion' decoration are both numerous and popular with collectors, and the V&A possesses examples with a variety of coloured grounds. This bowl, one of a pair, is painted in an interesting combination of underglaze and overglaze colours. The inside bears scenes in underglaze blue, while the same subjects (a story about the Herdsman and the Weavergirl, mythical figures corresponding to the star constellations Aquila and Vega) are repeated in delicate enamelled 'medallions' outside, set in a thick blue enamelled ground that has been engraved while still wet with feathery scroll patterns. The piece exemplifies the manner typical of the Daoguang era (1821-1850), combining a number of disparate colours, textures and motifs in an integrated scheme. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911' V&A, 1998, No.107
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 668-1903 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2003 |
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