Bowl
Bowl
16th century-17th century (made)
16th century-17th century (made)
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Porcelain bowl with everted rim, footring with coarse sand adhering. Round the rim runs a border of stylised sprays of tree-peony and chrysanthemum, painted in overglaze iron red with foliage in green and turquoise enamels outlined with black. Below this runs a broad border composed of large sprays of these flowers alternating with motifs representing islets painted in iron red and green, each with a three-storied pagoda and banner in turquoise flanking a pinnacle of rock. In the centre, two arhats with their familiars, a dragon and a tiger.
Object details
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| Title | Bowl (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | "Swatow"-type ware. Bowl, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century |
| Physical description | Porcelain bowl with everted rim, footring with coarse sand adhering. Round the rim runs a border of stylised sprays of tree-peony and chrysanthemum, painted in overglaze iron red with foliage in green and turquoise enamels outlined with black. Below this runs a broad border composed of large sprays of these flowers alternating with motifs representing islets painted in iron red and green, each with a three-storied pagoda and banner in turquoise flanking a pinnacle of rock. In the centre, two arhats with their familiars, a dragon and a tiger. |
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| Production | Label, 1952 |
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| Accession number | C.97-1948 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2009 |
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