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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
PDF.681
Description
Porcelain bowl with flaring sides and deep foot. There are squared spirals at the foot and the rim, separated lotus petals on the lower part of the body, and a medallion surrounded by flower heads and an arabesque band in the centre of the interior.
Cultures/periods
Ming dynasty
Xuande
Production date
1426-1435
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
underglazed
Dimensions
Diameter:
159 millimetres
Height:
90 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming Xuande
Room 95 label text: PDF 681 Bowl with underglaze blue decoration Inside this bowl is painted with a medallion surrounded by flower heads in the centre. As well as producing objects following the shapes of Middle Eastern dining utensils for the overseas market, Jingdezhen craftsmen made objects inspired by Middle Eastern forms and decoration to fulfil court demand for foreign ‘exotica’. This bowl has an underglaze blue mark on the base. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period, AD 1426–35
PDF 681 青花碗 內部碗心繪朵花紋,環繞圓形裝飾。伴隨針對海外市場的中東餐具造型器物的生產,景德鎮工匠們受中東器物造型和紋飾的啟發,也燒造“異域風情”的器物來滿足中國宮廷的需求。此碗器底署青花款。 瓷器,青花 江西省景德鎮 明代,宣德,宣德款,1426-1435年
Bibliographic references
Pierson 2004 / Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.46, no.681)
Medley 1976 / Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains
(p.30, no.681, pl.IV)
Pierson 2004A / Blue and White for China: Porcelain Treasures in the Percival David Collection
(pp 24-25, no.4 (top))
Clunas et al 2016 / Ming China: Courts and Contacts 1400-1450
(p.78, pl.8.2)
Location
On display
(G95/dc17/sh3)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF.681