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Bowl: C.20-1910

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'Mandarin Palette' Punch bowl. Hard-paste porcelain painted in famille rose enamels and gilding with Chinese figures among European style buildings and two vignettes of birds in branches.

'Mandarin Palette' Punch bowl. Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamel colours, predominantly iron-red, two greens, yellow, pink, black, brown, and gilding. The steeply rounded sides are resting on a high, slightly tapered foot, and decorated round the exterior with two large scroll-edged panels showing river bank scenes with Chinese figures among buildings in European style; divided by two vignettes of birds perched on branches and gazing at their mates in flight above. All edged in iron-red and gilt scrolls and reserved on an iron-red and black cell-diaper ground strewn with pink flowers. The interior has a central floral cluster and a narrow key-fret band in iron-red and gilding round the rim.

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Given by Mrs Gurney

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 29.3 cm
Height: 12.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1910-07-12) by Gurney, Mrs

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Circa 1736 - Circa 1795

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( famille rose) gold

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain, thrown, and painted in famille rose enamel colours, predominantly iron-red, two greens, yellow, pink, black, brown and gilding
Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.20-1910
Primary reference Number: 73002

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 19 February 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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