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Pair of 'lianzi' (lotus seed pods) bowls

CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911)
Datec.1680-1730
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall (G01.2.85.1 & G01.2.85.2): 8.6 x 15.9 cm (3 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
MarkingsSix character mark in double circle, 'Da Ming Xuande nian zhi' (Made in the Xuande reign of the great Ming dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain bowls, both blue and white lotus pod shape (lien tzu), copied after a 15th century design. The decorator even included a mark for the Ming dynasty, thought the bowls date to the late 17th-early 18th centuries.
The interior central medallion has trefoils in palmettes with a band at rim of florets. There is a diaper band on the rim of florets and the exterior has a key-fret band at rim and footring.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.85.1-2
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1670-1700
Object number: G01.2.57
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1765
Object number: G04.18.8
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c.1450-1500
Object number: G83.1.359
Basket
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1773
Object number: G23.8.70
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
19th century
Object number: G11.2.1
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730
Object number: G05.11.5
Potpourri
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1772
Object number: G23.8.136a-b
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1775
Object number: G04.18.31.1-2
Teabowl
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1749-1752
Object number: G23.8.57
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1670-1690s
Object number: G07.18.10.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1650-1660
Object number: G11.13.8