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Bowl. Hard-paste porcelain painted in blue, green, iron-red, yellow, aubergine and black enamels of bright, clear tone and gilt. The bowl has steep, fluted sides and an everted, foliate rim, deep foot and flat, recessed base. The exterior is decorated with eight panels enclosing sprays of peony, prunus, chrysanthemum, birds and insects. The interior is decorated with a central medallion showing chrysanthemum and peony and a butterfly, and the sides with four branches of flowering prunus beneath a ruji head and double-lined border.
History note: Possibly from Sotheby's, April 1923, for £12.5s.0d; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Diameter: 21.8 cm
Height: 11.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1662
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1722
Decoration composed of enamels ( famille verte) gilt
Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain painted in green, iron-red, blue, yellow, black and aubergine enamels of bright, clear tone and gilt
Inscription present: oval, white, with two lined black borders
Inscription present: square seal mark within a double circle in underglaze-blue
Accession number: C.662-1991
Primary reference Number: 21484
Old object number: CHICER/862
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/21484 Accessed: 2024-11-17 14:30:38
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