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Bowl

1736-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painted enamels of this kind were commonly known in English as 'Canton enamel', after the main centre of their production in South China. They were popular export products in the 18th and 19th centuries. These copper wares were also produced in Beijing for imperial consumption. In Chinese they were referred to as 'foreign porcelain' (yangci 洋瓷).


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Bowl, painted enamels on copper, Guangzhou, China, Qianlong mark and period, 1736-95
Marks and inscriptions
乾隆年製 (Inscribed within fingered citrus)
Translation
Made in the Qianlong reign
Transliteration
Qianlong nianzhi
Credit line
Dr W.L. Hildburgh bequest
Production
label
Summary
Painted enamels of this kind were commonly known in English as 'Canton enamel', after the main centre of their production in South China. They were popular export products in the 18th and 19th centuries. These copper wares were also produced in Beijing for imperial consumption. In Chinese they were referred to as 'foreign porcelain' (yangci 洋瓷).
Collection
Accession number
C.193-1956

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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