bowl

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Object Type: bowl
Museum number: PDF.859
Description: Porcelain bowl. The bowl has a fine white body. There is a peach branch with leaves and a large fruit in iron red and transparent 'famille verte' palette enamels, and the character 'shou' (longevity) in seal script in gold on the interior.
Cultures/periods: Qing dynasty
Production date: 18thC
Production place: Made in: Jingdezhen
Materials: porcelain
Technique: glazed; painted
Dimensions: Diameter: 225 millimetres; Height: 84 millimetres
Curator's comments: Published PDF date : Qing early 18thC; Room 95 label text: PDF 859 Bowl with immortals and their attendants Early Qing enamels fire as thin, translucent watercolour-like colours, dominated by green, black, aubergine, red and yellow pigments. Black (made from manganese and cobalt) and iron-pigmented red were used for outlining as they were more opaque than the other colours. This bowl is delicately painted with tiny brush strokes, which build up colour and texture. Inside is a peach branch with leaves and one large fruit, on which is pencilled in gold the character 壽 (shou 'longevity') in seal script. Porcelain with overglaze enamels, iron-red and gilding Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, about AD1700–1722; PDF 859 仙人及侍從圖碗清早期燒成的釉上彩為稀薄的透明水彩狀，以綠、黑、茄皮紫、紅及黃彩為主。由於黑彩（由猛及鈷元素呈色）及含鐵的礬紅彩相比其他顏色更為不透明，因此被用於勾勒輪廓。此碗以細膩的筆觸繪製精美的圖案，增強了色調及質感。內部繪桃枝，有葉片及一大桃實，上描金篆體“壽”字。瓷器，釉上彩，矾红彩，金彩江西省景德鎮清代，康熙，約1700-1722年
Bibliographic references: Scott 1991 / Illustrated Catalogue of Qing Enamelled Ware in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.37, no.859, colour); Lady David 1973 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Enamelled Ware in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.21, no.859, pl. VI); Scott 1989a / Imperial Taste - Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.78, no.47); Scott 1989b / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection (p.101, no.105); Hobson 1934 / A Catalogue of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in the Collection of Sir Percival David Bt., F.S.A. (p. 165, pl. CLXIV); Medley 1975 / Volume 7: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (Monochrome pl. 215); Pierson 2001 / Designs as Signs: Decoration and Chinese Ceramics (p. 90, no. 92)
Location: On display (G95/dc32/sh4)
Department: Asia
Registration number: PDF.859

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