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bowl

• Object type

  • bowl

• Museum number

  PDF,A.585

• Description

  Porcelain bowl with copper bound rim. Covered in deep blue glaze and incised on inside with five-clawed dragons among clouds with a pearl in the centre. Deep brown slip on foot ring and base.

• Culture/period

  • Qing dynasty

• Date

  • 1644-1662

• Production place

  • Made in: Jingdezhen
  • (Asia,China,Jiangxi (province),Jingdezhen)

• Materials

  • porcelain
  • copper

• Technique

  • incised
  • glazed

• Dimensions

  • Height: 61 millimetres
  • Diameter: 210 millimetres

• Curator's comments

  Published PDF date : Qing 18thCRoom 95 label text:

  PDF A585

  Dish with blue glaze

  
  This porcelain bowl is incised on the inside with five-clawed dragons among clouds with a pearl in the centre. It is covered in a deep blue glaze and there is a brown slip on the base. It has a copper rim.

  
  Porcelain with incised design and blue glaze and copper rim
  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮
  Qing dynasty, AD 1644–1662

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• Bibliography

  • Medley 1973 p.42, no.A585
  • Scott 1989 p.42, no.A585

• Location

  On display: G95/dc46/sh7

• Acquisition name

  • On loan from: Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
  • Previous owner/ex-collection: Hon Mountstuart William Elphinstone (Medley 1973)

• Acquisition notes

  PDF card: Acquired 1952. Elphinstone Gift

• Department

  Asia

• Registration number

  PDF,A.585