Bowl with song birds and Tibetan script
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Datec.1723-1735
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 5.7 x 9.5 cm (2 1/4 in., 9.5 cm)
MarkingsSix character mark in double square, 'Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi' (Made in the Chenghua reign of the great Ming Dynasty), base inscribed in black ink A698
DescriptionChinese porcelain bowl, blue and white, recessed base and flared rim. The centre scene has a cloud collar band with Tibetan character in Devanagari script, and the exterior has birds on flowering trees under a double line band.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.94
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
On viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b