Pair of Bowls
1662-1722 (made)
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Pair of bowls made of clear glass, engraved on the outside with three squirrels among vine branches, bottom of the bowl sunk into footring and neatly finished
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, mould-blown and engraved |
| Brief description | Pair of bowls of clear glass, with engraved decoration, China, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Pair of bowls made of clear glass, engraved on the outside with three squirrels among vine branches, bottom of the bowl sunk into footring and neatly finished |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mrs. Florence Bushell (Ravensholt, Harrow-on-the-Hill), accessioned in 1909. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W.B., 'Early Chinese Glass', Burlington Magazine LXXI (1937), pp.211-223. |
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| Accession number | C.250-1909 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2006 |
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