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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
PDF.535
Description
Porcelain hemispherical bowl. The bowl has iron red enamel on exterior, white glazed interior and base. There are gilt floral scrolls on the exterior. There is a mark in underglaze blue on the base.
Cultures/periods
Ming dynasty
Production date
16thC(mid)
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
gold
Technique
underglazed
kinrande
Dimensions
Diameter:
120 millimetres
Height:
65 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : 16th century
Room 95 label text: PDF 535 Red bowl with kinrande decoration This bowl is painted in underglaze blue with a charm-style mark on the base which reads 長命富貴 (chang ming fu gui ‘Long life, riches and honour’). The bowl is decorated outside with an iron-red ground and cut out gold foil which was incised and fired at a low temperature. This decorative technique is known by the Japanese term 金襴手 (kinrande 'gold brocade style’). The gold wears away from the porcelain which is why so much of the detail is missing. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue, red enamel and gilding Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Ming dynasty, Jiajing period, AD1522–1566
PDF 535 紅釉“金襴手”碗 此碗器底署青花“長命富貴”(意為長壽、富有及尊貴)吉語款。碗外壁以礬紅釉為地,上以金彩為飾,低溫燒成。這種裝飾技法在日本被稱作“金襴手”(意為金絲錦風格)。金彩易磨損,因此紋飾多有脫落。 瓷器,青花款,紅彩,金彩 江西省景德鎮 明代,嘉靖,1522-1566年
Bibliographic references
Scott 1989 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.17, no.535)
Medley 1973 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing Monochrome in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.17, no.535)
Pierson 2002 / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection
(p.71, no.57)
Scott & Kerr 1994 / Ceramic Evolution in the Middle Ming Period
(p.42, no.93)
Location
On display
(G95/dc26/sh2)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF.535