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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
PDF,A.793
Description
Porcelain bowl. Inside double circle in the centre, a heron in a pond with lotus in underglaze blue. Band of blue trellis pattern close to rim. Outside, semi-precious stones mounted in gold and silver to form floral design. There is a mark on the base. Pair with A794.
Cultures/periods
Ming dynasty
Jiajing
Production date
1522-1566
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
silver
gold
gemstone
Technique
underglazed
painted
encrusted
Dimensions
Diameter:
119 millimetres
Height:
65 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming 16th century
Room 95 label text: PDF A793 Bowl with gem overlay This bowl has a crane or heron in a lotus pond in the centre in underglaze blue and an underglaze blue mark on the base which reads福壽康寧 (fu shou kang ning ‘may good fortune and health be with you’). However it is the exterior which is interesting. The bowl has been ornamented with low-grade rubies and other stones in gold mounts. Connecting the stones are interlaced gold lines. This method of decorating by first chiselling the surface and then filling in with niello and jewels follows a style popularly used by the Turkish Ottoman court to decorate jade and crystal. Porcelain with underglaze blue, gilding and semi-precious stones Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province江西省, 景德鎮 Ming dynasty, about, AD 1522–1566
PDF A793 鑲嵌寶石瓷碗 這件碗內中心繪青花荷塘,內有一鶴或鷺,外底署青花“福壽康寧”款。但有趣的是外部,用金絲、低等的紅寶石和其他寶石來鑲嵌裝飾瓷碗。寶石之間用金絲交錯相連。這種技法先將表面鏨刻,然后填以鑲嵌用烏銀和珠寶,源自奧斯曼土耳其宮廷用來裝飾玉器和水晶的風格。 瓷器,青花,鍍金,半珍貴寶石 江西省景德鎮 明代,約1522-1566年
Bibliographic references
Feng 2006 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ming Style Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.75, no.A793)
Medley 1978 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.28, no.69)
Scott 1989b / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection
(p.83, no.75)
Feng 2006a / Ming Colours Polychrome Porcelain from Jingdezhen
(pp 68-69, no. 25)
Location
On display
(G95/dc26/sh7)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF,A.793