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Bowl (Lavabo bowl)
1710-1730
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.0768
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.0768
Object Name
Bowl (Lavabo bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen; China; Asia
Date
1710-1730
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Circular, white paper label with "(2) / MB/935" handwritten in black ink
Type: Label
Location: Underside, within footrim
Inscription: Rectangular, white paper label with "MB935 Kang Hsi $350 - set/ famille vert China Cuen 1690-/ 1700" handwritten in graphite
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Birds
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
4.449 (H) x 13.15 (W) x 16.89 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.3 (H) x 33.4 (W) x 42.9 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to Chinese Export Porcelain.
• Published: p. 33Book: Sargent, William R. 2014 Chinese Porcelain in the Conde Collection.
• Very similar form pair of fountains and basins, painted in same palette but in different patterns: pp. 234-37, no. 90, c1720Book: Howard, David Sanctuary & Ayers, John. 1978 China for the West.
• Discussion of famille verte: pp. 113-121Catalogue: Mezin, Louis. 2002 Cargaisons de Chine: Porcelaines de la Compagnie des Indes du Musee de Loriant.
• Similar form bowl with famille verte birds, rocks and flowers: p. 28, no. 1, Kangxi, 1715-20Book: Sargent, William R. 2012 Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics at the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Similar form fountain and bowl: pp. 178-180, no. 178.Catalogue: S. Marchant & Son. 2004 Recent Acquisitions 2004.
• Similar form fountain and bowl with famille verte fish and crab motifs: pp. 56-57, Kangxi (1662-1722), c. 1710 based on colors and painting style.Catalogue: Chan, Libby Lai-Pak. 2018 East Meets West: Maritime Silk Routes in the 13th-18th Centuries (exhib. cat.).
• Similar form fountain and bowl with famille verte fish and crab motifs: p. 264, Kangxi (1662-1722)Book: Castelluccio, Stephanie. 2013 Collecting Chinese and Japanese Porcelain in Pre-Revolutionary Paris.
• Discussion of Chinese famille verte, five-color, and wucai wares: pp. 90-93