Object Number 1956.0046.055

Object Name

Bowl

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles K. Davis

Place of Origin

Jingdezhen, China, Asia

Secondary Place of Origin

Netherlands, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

Enameled and gilt in Netherlands.

Date

1737-1747

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; Hand painted in enamel script "29 Augustus 1647"

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded, Enameled, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

2.874 (H) , 5.945 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.3 (H) , 15.1 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published p. 44
[Book] Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Published: p. 381, no. 16.52
[Book] Brawer, Catharine Coleman. 1992 Chinese Export Porcelain from the Ethel (Mrs. Julius) Liebman and Arthur L. Liebman Porcelain Collection.
• Published: p. 112, no. 85, Winterthur example mentioned.
[Book] Espir, Helen. 2005 European Decoration on Oriental Porcelain, 1700-1830.
• "Miracle of Zaandam" or "Bull's Fury" subject and enameled saucer: pp. 172-76, no. 24, saucer 1730-45, decorated to commemorate Miracle of Zaandam centenary, 1747..
[Book] Kerr, Rose & Mengoni, Louisa E. 2011 Chinese Export Ceramics.
• Teabowl and saucer in same pattern: pp. 96-97, no. 135, noting 1647 event, first shown in a 1737 painting probably by Willem Heijindricksz, with more information.
[Book] Brawer, Catharine Coleman. 1992 Chinese Export Porcelain from the Ethel (Mrs. Julius) Liebman and Arthur L. Liebman Porcelain Collection.
• "Bull's Cruelty" or "Wonder at Zaandam" scene on plate: col. pl. V and p. 112, no. 85, Chinese export porcelain painted in polychrome enamels and gilding, c. 1750. Notes other versions in Chinese export and Dutch ceramics.