Bowl
1736-1795 (made)
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This bowl, one of four, is decorated with five dragons over waves in overglaze red and yellow. One of the Twelve Symbols of Sovereignty, dragons are symbols of nature, adaptability and transmutation.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with yellow glaze and painted in red |
| Brief description | Porcelain bowl with Qianlong period (1736-1795) reign mark in sealscript, Chinese. |
| Physical description | Bowl of yellow-glazed porcelain decorated with five dragons over waves painted in overglaze red |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing qian long nian zhi' in underglaze blue on base |
| Summary | This bowl, one of four, is decorated with five dragons over waves in overglaze red and yellow. One of the Twelve Symbols of Sovereignty, dragons are symbols of nature, adaptability and transmutation. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr, 'Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911'
V&A, 1998, No. 27
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.1355-1926 |
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| Record created | March 2, 2003 |
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