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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 Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1736-1795
Object number: G01.2.95
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Mid-16th century
Object number: G99.1.5
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
late 15th - early 16th century
Object number: G99.1.1
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1700-1715
Object number: G01.2.79
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1644
Object number: G99.1.17
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1567-1572
Object number: G01.2.13
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1600-1640
Object number: G01.2.22
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1580-1620
Object number: G01.2.39
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1550-1600
Object number: G01.2.15
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1567-1572
Object number: G99.10.1
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
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Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b