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bowl
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Object type
Museum number
PDF,A.550
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Description
Porcelain bowl. Covered in green enamel on the exterior, with traces of gilt (kinrande) floral scroll design. Underglaze blue on the interior, with three sages on a terrace in the centre and a diaper band around the rim. There is an inscription on the base.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1565
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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: 73 millimetres
- Diameter: 215 millimetres
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Inscriptions
Inscription Type
inscriptionInscription Position
On the baseInscription Language
ChineseInscription Content
效嘉靖乙丑愛愚置造Inscription Transliteration
Aiyu zhizaoInscription Translation
Made in the 'yichou' year of Jiajing [AD 1565] by Aiyu as an act of service
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming Jiajing 1522-1566Room 95 label text:
PDF A550
Bowl with three immortals and kinrande decoration
This bowl is painted with three immortals inside. It is covered with a bright green glaze ground and with 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. The base carries an underglaze blue mark which reads效嘉靖乙丑愛愚置造 (xiao Jiajing yichou Aiyu zhizao ‘made in the yichou year of Jiajing [AD 1565] by Aiyu as an act of service’)
Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue, green glaze and gilding
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮
Ming dynasty, Jiajing period, dated equivalent to AD1565 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc26/sh1
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Acquisition name
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF,A.550
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