Bowl
1573-1620 (made)
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This porcelain bowl is moulded in the form of an open lotus flower and is of a type of which a dozen examples are known. The underglaze blue decoration includes Sanskrit characters in 'siddham' type script. Sanskrit and Tibetan characters frequently appeared on items associated with Buddhism. This bowl may have been an offering bowl for a Buddhist temple.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Porcelain bowl in lotus form with a Sanskrit character in the centre, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620), Chinese. |
| Physical description | Moulded in the form of a lotus flower with two ranks of sixteen scalloped petals, the lower rank with projecting points on the outside, the rim foliate, with a small, low foot. In the centre onside is a medallion with a Sanskrit character in 'siddham' type script, and around the outside the upper rank of petals contains eight further characters alternating with floral sprays, forming an inscription. The six-character mark is written in underglaze blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Da ming wan li nian zhi' on base |
| Gallery label | Bowl in form of lotus flower
Wanli reign period (1573-1620)
Wanli mark on base
Jingdezhen kilns, south China
The inscription written on both front and back of the bowl is in Tibetan or Sanskrit, probably a prayer.
Porcelain painted in cobalt blue
Museum no. FE.84-1983
Sir John Addis Bequest(2007) |
| Credit line | Addis Bequest |
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| Summary | This porcelain bowl is moulded in the form of an open lotus flower and is of a type of which a dozen examples are known. The underglaze blue decoration includes Sanskrit characters in 'siddham' type script. Sanskrit and Tibetan characters frequently appeared on items associated with Buddhism. This bowl may have been an offering bowl for a Buddhist temple. |
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| Accession number | FE.84-1983 |
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| Record created | March 10, 2003 |
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