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Bowl (Punch bowl)
Pieter Stevens van Gunst, Bernard Picart, Ovid
1745-1750
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.0823
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.0823
Object Name
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Pieter Stevens van Gunst (Design inspiration); Bernard Picart (Design inspiration); Ovid (Design inspiration)
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1745-1750
Subject(s)
- Classical
- Mythological
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
6.85 (H) x 15.63 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.4 (H) x 39.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 70, pl. 6 (central reserve, only)Book: 2021 New Frontiers of Research on the Roman Poet Ovid in a Global Context. 2.
• Published: vol. 2, pp. 495, 497, 498, 500Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Punch bowl portraying same-subject reserves, but with different filler ornament between them: pp. 334-35, no. 330, with similar subhject Chinese fan, no. 330b.Catalogue: Motley, William & Cohen & Cohen. 2014 Hit & Myth.
• Similar bowl (but with floral filler ornament) with design source information: pp. 82-84, no. 47, refering to Ovid's Metamorphoses (Amsterdam, R&J Werstein & W. Smith, 1732 ed.)Catalogue: Mezin, Louis. 2002 Cargaisons de Chine: Porcelaines de la Compagnie des Indes du Musee de Loriant.
• Similar bowl and design sources (engravings): pp. 83-84, no. 64, Qianlong (1736-95), c. 1745Book: Talbott, Page. 1995 Classical Savannah: Fine & Decorative Arts 1800-1840.
• Similar bowl: p. 180, no. 156, listing provenance (18th-20th C) in Glen, Hunter, Presstman, Claghorn, Gilchrist and Livingston families in Savannah, Georgia.Book: Hervouet, Francois, et al. 1986 La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes a Decor Occidental.
• Similar bowl plus design sources: pp. 83-84, showing engravings (1732) by Pieter Stevans van Gunst for Ovid's Metamorphosis.Catalogue: Sotheby & Co.. auction catalogue: .
• Similar bowl sold at auction: Monaco, June 23, 1986, lot 1119Catalogue: Sotheby & Co.. auction catalogue: .
• Similar bowl sold at auction: New York, January 17-18, 2002, lot 101, discussing design sources.Catalogue: 2007 Christie's (sales catalogue).
• Similar bowl sold at auction: London, January 7, 1986, lot 406a