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bowl
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Object type
Museum number
PDF.681
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Description
Porcelain bowl with flaring sides and deep foot. There are squared spirals at the foot and the rim, separated lotus petals on the lower part of the body, and a medallion surrounded by flower heads and an arabesque band in the centre of the interior.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1426-1435
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Production place
- Made in: Jingdezhen
- (Asia,China,Jiangxi (province),Jingdezhen)
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 90 millimetres
- Diameter: 159 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
reign markInscription Position
on baseInscription Language
ChineseInscription Content
大明宣德年製Inscription Transliteration
Da Ming Xuande nian zhiInscription Translation
Made in the Xuande reignInscription Comment
Six-character Xuande mark in a double circle in underglaze blue on the base
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming XuandeRoom 95 label text:
PDF 681
Bowl with underglaze blue decoration
Inside this bowl is painted with a medallion surrounded by flower heads in the centre. As well as producing objects following the shapes of Middle Eastern dining utensils for the overseas market, Jingdezhen craftsmen made objects inspired by Middle Eastern forms and decoration to fulfil court demand for foreign ‘exotica’. This bowl has an underglaze blue mark on the base.
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮
Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period, AD 1426–35 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc17/sh3
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Acquisition name
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF.681

Porcelain bowl with flaring sides and deep foot, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. Squared spirals at foot and rim, with separated lotus petals on the lower part of the body. Medallion on inside centre surrounded by flower heads and an arabesque band.
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