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Object type
Museum number
PDF.622
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Description
Porcelain bowl with straight sides slightly flared at the rim. There is a roundel with a woman and child on a terrace in underglaze blue in the centre of the interior. There is an inscription on the exterior.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1567-1572
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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: 63 millimetres
- Diameter: 122 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
reign markInscription Position
On the baseInscription Language
ChineseInscription Content
大明隆慶年製Inscription Transliteration
Da Ming Longqing nian zhiInscription Translation
Made in the Ming dynasty, Longqing reignInscription Comment
Six-character Longqing mark in underglaze blue on the base.
Inscription Type
inscriptionInscription Position
OutsideInscription Language
ChineseInscription Content
InscriptionInscription Translation
The cuckoo sings through the night unceasingly. Take heed lest the silk worms have not leaves enough. The waning moon sinks through the willows before the house. The pretty girls continue to dance and sing, and have not returned.Inscription Comment
28-character inscription on the outside.
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming Longqing 1567-1572Room 95 label text:
PDF 622
Blue and white bowl with inscription
Longqing (AD1567–72) ceramics are particularly rare as the emperor only reigned for six years. Stylistically they relate closely to Jiajing and Wanli imperial wares. The inscription on this bowl is a poem and has been translated: ‘The cuckoo sings through the night unceasingly. Take heed lest the silk worms have not leaves enough. The waning moon sinks through the willows before the house. The pretty girls continue to dance and sing, and have not returned’.
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮
Ming dynasty, Longqing mark and period, AD 1567–1572 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc20/sh2
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Acquisition name
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF.622
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