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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Bowl

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

Bowl made of porcelain, with rounded sides and everted rim, painted on the outside in overglaze enamels with stylised lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, reserved on a yellow ground, plain on the inside. Mark on base in underglaze blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
Physical description
Bowl made of porcelain, with rounded sides and everted rim, painted on the outside in overglaze enamels with stylised lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, reserved on a yellow ground, plain on the inside. Mark on base in underglaze blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 16.8cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
大清乾隆年製 (In seal characters in underglaze blue on base)
Translation
Made in the Qianlong period of the great Qing dynasty
Transliteration
Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi
Credit line
Given by Mr R. Clarke Edwards
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan No. 10
Collection
Accession number
C.290-1918

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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