Fish-Bowl
1662-1722 (made)
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Fish-bowl of porcelain, globular form with moulded rim and flattened base. Painted in underglaze copper red with twelve fish illustrating the transformation into fish-dragons.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze copper red |
| Brief description | Fish-bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze copper red with fish changing into dragons, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Fish-bowl of porcelain, globular form with moulded rim and flattened base. Painted in underglaze copper red with twelve fish illustrating the transformation into fish-dragons. |
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| Credit line | Given by W.G. Gulland, Esq. |
| Object history | Given by Mr. W. G. Gulland, accessioned in 1905. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | from label |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 185 |
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| Accession number | 191-1905 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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