CHINESE
Covered bowl
(early 20th century)

Medium
porcelain

Measurements
(a-b) 9.0 × 14.4 cm diameter (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Inscription
(a) painted in blue (in zhuanshu seal script) on base c.: 大清 / 乾隆 / 年製
(b) painted in blue (in zhuanshu seal script) on top c.: 大清 / 乾隆 / 年製

Accession Number
4254.a-b-D3

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
(a) Rounded bowl on raised foot with rounded lid with raised handle/foot; interior of bowl with blossom branches with bird; exterior with blossom tree with two birds. (b) Lid: interior with blossom tree with bird, exterior with blossom branches with two birds. Blossom petals translucent.

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CHINESE
Covered bowl
(early 20th century)