Lidded Bowl
1821-1850 (made)
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The predominant colour of this lidded bowls is pink. This inspired the French art historian Albert Jacquemart (1808-1875) to coin the term 'famille rose' (pink family) to describe Chinese porcelain of such a colour scheme. The 'famille rose' palette is best suited to flowers, birds and insects, as exemplified on this bowl.
The lidded bowl was a clever idea to dispense with the teapot, since tea could be brewed in the bowl and then drunk straight from it. Lidded bowls - though not of fine porcelain as here - were widely used in tea-houses in China. Waiters would continually refill the bowls with boiling water, and customers could linger for an entire morning.
The lidded bowl was a clever idea to dispense with the teapot, since tea could be brewed in the bowl and then drunk straight from it. Lidded bowls - though not of fine porcelain as here - were widely used in tea-houses in China. Waiters would continually refill the bowls with boiling water, and customers could linger for an entire morning.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, f.rose; Tea coffee Cer, China, Qing, f.rose |
| Physical description | Footed bowl with straight everted sides fitted with a shallow, narrowly footed lid; decoration of insects, leaves and seed pods |
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| Object history | Purchased from Lady Alcock, accessioned in 1872. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | The predominant colour of this lidded bowls is pink. This inspired the French art historian Albert Jacquemart (1808-1875) to coin the term 'famille rose' (pink family) to describe Chinese porcelain of such a colour scheme. The 'famille rose' palette is best suited to flowers, birds and insects, as exemplified on this bowl. The lidded bowl was a clever idea to dispense with the teapot, since tea could be brewed in the bowl and then drunk straight from it. Lidded bowls - though not of fine porcelain as here - were widely used in tea-houses in China. Waiters would continually refill the bowls with boiling water, and customers could linger for an entire morning. |
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| Accession number | 440&A-1872 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2005 |
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